Fiddlewood vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Vitex gaumeri compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiddlewood	Jolly’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	Vitex	Microcebus
Species	Vitex gaumeri	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiddlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.