Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Lemon grass

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Microcebus	Cymbopogon
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Lemon grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).