Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur vs rhesus monkey

Lepilemur edwardsi compared with Macaca mulatta

Key Differences

• Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while rhesus monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	rhesus monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Primates (영장목)	Primates (영장목)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lepilemur	Macaca
Species	Lepilemur edwardsi	Macaca mulatta

Evolutionary Relationship

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur and rhesus monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (영장목)

Conservation Status

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

rhesus monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur	rhesus monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rhesus monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Iran, Japan), Europe (Germany), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).