Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs mousetail

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Myosurus apetalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	mousetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Myosurus
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Myosurus apetalus

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

mousetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mousetail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.