Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Stinging Nettle Tree

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Dendrocnide harveyi

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Stinging Nettle Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Stinging Nettle Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Urticaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Dendrocnide
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Dendrocnide harveyi

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Stinging Nettle Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Stinging Nettle Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinging Nettle Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.