Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Root Rot

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Heterobasidion
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.