False sicklepod vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Senna multijuga compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• False sicklepod is Least Concern while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False sicklepod	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Senna	Microcebus
Species	Senna multijuga	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

False sicklepod

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False sicklepod	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False sicklepod

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.