Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur vs Weeping fig

Lepilemur edwardsi compared with Ficus benjamina

Key Differences

• Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Weeping fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	Weeping fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Moraceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Ficus
Species	Lepilemur edwardsi	Ficus benjamina

Conservation Status

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Weeping fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	Weeping fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weeping fig

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Seychelles), Asia (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).