False Turkey-Tail vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Stereum ostrea compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Turkey-Tail	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Stereaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Stereum	Microcebus
Species	Stereum ostrea	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Turkey-Tail	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Turkey-Tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, and United States.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.