Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs ilima

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Sida cordifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goodman’s Mouse Lemur ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Cheirogaleidae Malvaceae
Genus Microcebus Sida
Species Microcebus lehilahytsara Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

No description available.

ilima

No description available.

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