Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Prickly Yellow

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.