Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Jackswitch

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Corchorus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Jackswitch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Jackswitch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Corchorus
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Corchorus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Jackswitch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jackswitch

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.