Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Panama Slender Opossum

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Marmosops invictus

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Panama Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Marmosops
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Marmosops invictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Panama Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Panama Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.