Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Mountain Tapir

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Perissodactyla (perissodáctilos)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Tapiridae
Genus	Lepilemur	Tapirus
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Tapirus pinchaque

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Mountain Tapir share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Mountain Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.