Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Indian-laurel

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Litsea glutinosa

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Indian-laurel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Indian-laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Lauraceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Litsea
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Litsea glutinosa

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Indian-laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Indian-laurel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-laurel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, and Taiwan.