Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs mountain-pepper

Microcebus jollyae compared with Litsea cubeba

Key Differences

• Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered while mountain-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Microcebus	Litsea
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	mountain-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.