Goodman’s Mouse Lemur vs Yellow Dodder

Microcebus lehilahytsara compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur	Yellow Dodder
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	Cuscuta
Species	Microcebus lehilahytsara	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).