Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Montane Water Vole

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Montane Water Vole
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	Arvicola
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Arvicola scherman

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.