Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Incan shrew opossum

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Lestoros
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Incan shrew opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Incan shrew opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.