Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lepilemur	Sminthopsis
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.