Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lepilemur	Urocitellus
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.