Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Pinwheelflower

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Tabernaemontana divaricata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Pinwheelflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Tabernaemontana
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Tabernaemontana divaricata

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Pinwheelflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pinwheelflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).