Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Melanogaster
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.