Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Teff

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Eragrostis tef

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Teff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lepilemur	Eragrostis
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Eragrostis tef

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Teff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Teff

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).