Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs White-leaved Psephellus

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Psephellus leucophyllus

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while White-leaved Psephellus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	White-leaved Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lepilemur	Psephellus
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Psephellus leucophyllus

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

White-leaved Psephellus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	White-leaved Psephellus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-leaved Psephellus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.