marbled lungfish vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Protopterus aethiopicus compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• marbled lungfish is Least Concern while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marbled lungfish	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Protopteridae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Protopterus	Lepilemur
Species	Protopterus aethiopicus	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

marbled lungfish and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marbled lungfish	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.