Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Pencil flower

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Stylosanthes
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).