Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Rusty Snaketail

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Gomphidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Ophiogomphus
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.