Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs rhesus monkey

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Macaca mulatta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	rhesus monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lepilemur	Macaca
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Macaca mulatta

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and rhesus monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

rhesus monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rhesus monkey

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Iran, Japan), Europe (Germany), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).