Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur vs Toothed dock

Lepilemur edwardsi compared with Rumex dentatus

Key Differences

• Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Toothed dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	Toothed dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Rumex
Species	Lepilemur edwardsi	Rumex dentatus

Conservation Status

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Toothed dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	Toothed dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothed dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Pakistan, Qatar), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States).