Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lepilemur	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Pteropus vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and New Caledonian Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.