Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Redclaw

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Parastacidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Cherax
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).