Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Maple Button

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Maple Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Maple Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Acleris
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Acleris forsskaleana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Maple Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Maple Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.