Gilled lungfish vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Protopterus amphibius compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilled lungfish	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Protopteridae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Protopterus	Microcebus
Species	Protopterus amphibius	Microcebus jollyae

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilled lungfish and Jolly’s Mouse Lemur share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilled lungfish

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.