Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Japanese Water Shrew

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Primates (Primat)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Chimarrogale
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.