Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Hispid starbur

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Acanthospermum hispidum

Key Differences

• Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened while Hispid starbur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Hispid starbur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Microcebus	Acanthospermum
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Acanthospermum hispidum

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Hispid starbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hispid starbur

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).