Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Native Caper

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Capparis canescens

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Native Caper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Native Caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Capparaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Capparis
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Native Caper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Native Caper

Habitat

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