Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Knotroot Bristle Grass

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Setaria parviflora

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Knotroot Bristle Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Knotroot Bristle Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lepilemur	Setaria
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Setaria parviflora

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Knotroot Bristle Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Knotroot Bristle Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Knotroot Bristle Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Congo (DRC), South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).