Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs puma

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Lepilemur	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.