Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Prickly Yellow

Microcebus jollyae compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.