Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Violet Tooth

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Hydnellum
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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