Bear-cat vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Arctictis binturong compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Viverridae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Arctictis	Lepilemur
Species	Arctictis binturong	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-cat and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bear-cat

The Bear-cat (Arctictis binturong) is a species in the genus Arctictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.