Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur vs Wild Pimento

Lepilemur edwardsi compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Lepilemur	Pimenta
Species	Lepilemur edwardsi	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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