Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Irish Major

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Oxycera
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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