Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Sweetpotato

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

• Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened while Sweetpotato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Sweetpotato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Ipomoea
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Ipomoea batatas

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetpotato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).