Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Dicrurus remifer

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Dicruridae
Genus	Lepilemur	Dicrurus
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Dicrurus remifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.