Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs mountain cuscus

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Phalanger carmelitae

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while mountain cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	mountain cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Lepilemur	Phalanger
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Phalanger carmelitae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

mountain cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	mountain cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.