Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs triangular-leaved thread moss

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Meesia hexasticha

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while triangular-leaved thread moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	triangular-leaved thread moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Splachnales (Splachnales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Meesiaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Meesia
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Meesia hexasticha

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

triangular-leaved thread moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	triangular-leaved thread moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

triangular-leaved thread moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.