Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur vs Prostrate wild petunia

Lepilemur edwardsi compared with Ruellia prostrata

Key Differences

• Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Prostrate wild petunia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	Prostrate wild petunia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Ruellia
Species	Lepilemur edwardsi	Ruellia prostrata

Conservation Status

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Prostrate wild petunia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	Prostrate wild petunia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate wild petunia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries).