Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Mountain Aster

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lepilemur	Oclemena
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.