Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs umkokolo

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Dovyalis
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).