Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs transparent fork moss

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Dichodontium pellucidum

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while transparent fork moss is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	transparent fork moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Aongstroemiaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Dichodontium
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Dichodontium pellucidum

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

transparent fork moss

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	transparent fork moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

transparent fork moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.