Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Large Copper

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Large Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Large Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Lycaena
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Large Copper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Large Copper

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.