Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Prickly Coontail

Microcebus jollyae compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.