Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Pill Beetle

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Byrrhus pilula

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Pill Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Byrrhus
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Pill Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.