Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs joint-vetch

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	joint-vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Aeschynomene
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	joint-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).