Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Large-eared Hutia

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Capromyidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Mesocapromys
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Large-eared Hutia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.