Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Mountain yam

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Dioscorea
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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