Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs small square-spot

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Diarsia rubi

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while small square-spot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	small square-spot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Noctuidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Diarsia
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Diarsia rubi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and small square-spot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

small square-spot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	small square-spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small square-spot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.