Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs greater guinea pig

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Cavia magna

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while greater guinea pig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	greater guinea pig
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Primates (灵长目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Lepilemuridae	Caviidae
Genus	Lepilemur	Cavia
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Cavia magna

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and greater guinea pig share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

greater guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	greater guinea pig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.