Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Hover fly

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Syrphidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Eumerus
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).