Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur vs Notched Firefly

Lepilemur edwardsi compared with Pyractomena sinuata

Key Differences

• Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Notched Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	Notched Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Lampyridae
Genus	Lepilemur	Pyractomena
Species	Lepilemur edwardsi	Pyractomena sinuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur and Notched Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	Notched Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.