vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Galerina calyptrata compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		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	Hymenogastraceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Galerina	Microcebus
Species	Galerina calyptrata	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Galerina calyptrata is a small, brown saprotrophic mushroom in the family Strophariaceae, growing on decaying mosses and woody debris in boreal and alpine forest habitats. Like other Galerina species, it has a small, tawny cap and a thin, fragile stipe, and many members of this genus contain deadly amatoxins. It is assessed as Least Concern and is distributed across cool temperate and subarctic regions.