Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs slender thistle

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Microcebus	Carduus
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.