Cuckoo-Bread vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Oxalis acetosella compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Cuckoo-Bread is Least Concern while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuckoo-Bread	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Oxalis	Microcebus
Species	Oxalis acetosella	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuckoo-Bread	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.