Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Shakeshake

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Crotalaria incana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Shakeshake
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	Crotalaria
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Crotalaria incana

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Shakeshake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shakeshake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Congo (DRC), Madagascar), Asia (8 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).