Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Thistle Rust

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Puccinia
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.