Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Lemon grass

Microcebus jollyae compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Microcebus	Cymbopogon
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Lemon grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).