Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Hairy indigo

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Indigofera hirsuta

Key Differences

• Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened while Hairy indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Hairy indigo
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	Indigofera
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Indigofera hirsuta

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).