Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Mexican woodrat

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Mexican woodrat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mexican woodrat
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Neotoma
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Mexican woodrat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mexican woodrat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.