False Truffle vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Elaphomyces granulatus compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• False Truffle is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Truffle	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Elaphomycetaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Elaphomyces	Lepilemur
Species	Elaphomyces granulatus	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Truffle	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.