Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs water dock

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Rumex
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).