Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Microcebus jollyae compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Microcebus	Alticola
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.