Long-footed Treeshrew vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Tupaia longipes compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Long-footed Treeshrew is Least Concern while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-footed Treeshrew	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tupaiidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Tupaia	Lepilemur
Species	Tupaia longipes	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-footed Treeshrew and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-footed Treeshrew	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-footed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.