Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Spanish-needles

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Bidens bipinnata

Key Differences

• Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened while Spanish-needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Spanish-needles
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	Bidens
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Bidens bipinnata

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Spanish-needles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish-needles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).