Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Tufted Clusterfly

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Polleniidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Pollenia
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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