Freckled Dapperling vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Echinoderma asperum compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Freckled Dapperling is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Freckled Dapperling	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Echinoderma	Lepilemur
Species	Echinoderma asperum	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Freckled Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Freckled Dapperling	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Freckled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.