Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs intermediate polypody

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Polypodium
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	intermediate polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.