Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Shadowed Waxcap

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Shadowed Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Shadowed Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Hygrocybe
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Shadowed Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.