bog-asphodel vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Narthecium americanum compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Narthecium	Microcebus
Species	Narthecium americanum	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.