Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs mountain melick

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Melica nutans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lepilemur	Melica
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.