Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Desmodium intortum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Desmodium
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Desmodium intortum

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).