Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Stinking iris

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Iris
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).