Alectryon vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Alectryon tropicus compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Alectryon	Microcebus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.