Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs limestone fern

Microcebus jollyae compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.