Gray’s Sportive Lemur vs Red-tailed Sportive Lemur

Lepilemur dorsalis compared with Lepilemur ruficaudatus

Key Differences

• Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered while Red-tailed Sportive Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Red-tailed Sportive Lemur
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 same	Primates (灵长目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family same	Lepilemuridae	Lepilemuridae
Genus same	Lepilemur	Lepilemur
Species	Lepilemur dorsalis	Lepilemur ruficaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray’s Sportive Lemur and Red-tailed Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lepilemur.

Conservation Status

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Red-tailed Sportive Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray’s Sportive Lemur	Red-tailed Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-tailed Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.