Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur vs truncated screw moss

Lepilemur edwardsi compared with Tortula truncata

Key Differences

• Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while truncated screw moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	truncated screw moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Tortula
Species	Lepilemur edwardsi	Tortula truncata

Conservation Status

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

truncated screw moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	truncated screw moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

truncated screw moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).