Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Thrips

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Thripidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Aptinothrips
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.