Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Lesser 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 betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Lesser 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.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.