Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Mastic Thyme

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Thymus
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.