bitter-ash vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Rauvolfia nitida compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

• bitter-ash is Least Concern while Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bitter-ash	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Rauvolfia	Microcebus
Species	Rauvolfia nitida	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Conservation Status

bitter-ash

LC — Least Concern

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bitter-ash	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bitter-ash

Habitat

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

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bitter-ash

The Bitter-ash (Rauvolfia nitida) is a species in the genus Rauvolfia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.