Chestnut Brittlestem vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Homophron spadiceum compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

• Chestnut Brittlestem is Least Concern while Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Homophron	Microcebus
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Brittlestem

The Chestnut Brittlestem (Homophron spadiceum) is a species in the genus Homophron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.