Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Southern Variable Pitohui

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Pitohui uropygialis

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Southern Variable Pitohui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Southern Variable Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Oriolidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Pitohui
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Pitohui uropygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Southern Variable Pitohui share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Southern Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Southern Variable Pitohui
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Variable Pitohui

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.