Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Streamside Swordfern

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Nephrolepis
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.