Fishtail Cup vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Discinaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Gyromitra	Lepilemur
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.