Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Raphia Palm

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Raphia farinifera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Raphia Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Raphia
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Raphia farinifera

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Raphia Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raphia Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cameroon, Comoros, Madagascar, and Seychelles.