Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Platyrrhinus
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Platyrrhinus helleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Heller's Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.