Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Long-clawed Shrew

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Sorex
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.