Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Mexican Agouti

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Dasyprocta
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Dasyprocta mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.