Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Starfruit

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Damasonium alisma

Key Differences

• Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Microcebus	Damasonium
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Damasonium alisma

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Egypt and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.