Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Gray-backed sportive lemur (Lepilemur dorsalis), recorded as Endangered
Gray-backed sportive lemur (Lepilemur dorsalis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Gray-backed sportive lemur

Lepilemur dorsalis

Gray-backed sportive lemur is a primate in the family Lepilemuridae (order Primates) — Lepilemur dorsalis, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Lepilemur dorsalis
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Lepilemuridae · Lepilemur

Appearance

The gray-backed sportive lemur, also known as Gray's sportive lemur or back-striped sportive lemur, is a lemur in the family Lepilemuridae.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Gray-backed sportive lemur is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Gray-backed sportive lemur — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1351289. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Red-tailed sportive lemur (Lepilemur ruficaudatus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Red-tailed sportive lemur

Lepilemur ruficaudatus
Photograph of Sahamalaza sportive lemur (Lepilemur sahamalazensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sahamalaza sportive lemur

Lepilemur sahamalazensis
Photograph of Northern sportive lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Northern sportive lemur

Lepilemur septentrionalis
Photograph of Hawks' sportive lemur (Lepilemur tymerlachsoni), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Hawks' sportive lemur

Lepilemur tymerlachsoni

Quick answers

What is Gray-backed sportive lemur?
Gray-backed sportive lemur is a primate in the family Lepilemuridae (order Primates) — Lepilemur dorsalis.
What is the conservation status of Gray-backed sportive lemur?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Lepilemur dorsalis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Gray-backed sportive lemur live?
It is endemic to Madagascar.
Why is Gray-backed sportive lemur in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Lepilemur dorsalis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Gray-backed sportive lemur a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.