Forest Bead-string vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Alchornea hirtella compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Forest Bead-string is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Alchornea	Lepilemur
Species	Alchornea hirtella	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.