Catnip vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Nepeta cataria compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catnip	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lamiaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Nepeta	Microcebus
Species	Nepeta cataria	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Conservation Status

Catnip

NT — Near Threatened

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Catnip	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catnip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Catnip

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