Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Strap-leaf Willow

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Salix ligulifolia

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Strap-leaf Willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Strap-leaf Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Salicaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Salix
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Salix ligulifolia

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Strap-leaf Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Strap-leaf Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Strap-leaf Willow

Habitat

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