Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Cerf de Timor

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Cerf de Timor
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lepilemur	Rusa
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Cerf de Timor share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Cerf de Timor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cerf de Timor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.