False Turkey-Tail vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Stereum ostrea compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Turkey-Tail	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Stereaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Stereum	Lepilemur
Species	Stereum ostrea	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Turkey-Tail	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Turkey-Tail

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, and United States.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.