Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Mountain Ringlet

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Erebia epiphron

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Mountain Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mountain Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Lepilemur	Erebia
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Erebia epiphron

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Mountain Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).