Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Botrychium
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

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