Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Dioctria linearis

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Asilidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Dioctria
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Dioctria linearis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Small Yellow-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.