Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Irrawaddy dolphin

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Orcaella brevirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Irrawaddy dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Lepilemur	Orcaella
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Orcaella brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Irrawaddy dolphin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Irrawaddy dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irrawaddy dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.