Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Slash pine

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Pinus elliottii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Slash pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Microcebus	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Pinus elliottii

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slash pine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).