Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Stinking chamomile

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lepilemur	Anthemis
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.