Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs teat sponge

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Polymastia mamillaris

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while teat sponge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	teat sponge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polymastiida (Polymastiida)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Polymastiidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Polymastia
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Polymastia mamillaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

teat sponge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	teat sponge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

teat sponge

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.