Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Northern Firefly

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Pyractomena borealis

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Northern Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Lampyridae
Genus	Lepilemur	Pyractomena
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.