Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Small shell ginger

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Alpinia
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.