Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Large Short-tailed Rat
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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Brachyuromys
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.