Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Mealy Pixie Cup

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Cladonia chlorophaea

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Mealy Pixie Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mealy Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Cladonia
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Cladonia chlorophaea

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Mealy Pixie Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mealy Pixie Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Pixie Cup

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).