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 (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)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
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. (哺乳動物)

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.