Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Narrow-leafed Ash

Microcebus jollyae compared with Fraxinus angustifolia

Key Differences

• Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered while Narrow-leafed Ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Narrow-leafed Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Fraxinus
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Fraxinus angustifolia

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Narrow-leafed Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Narrow-leafed Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-leafed Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).