Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Rooting Polypore

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Polyporus
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.