Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Scaly Hawkbit

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Scaly Hawkbit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lepilemur	Hedypnois
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).