Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Microcebus	Dorocordulia
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.