Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Red ash

Microcebus jollyae compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Alphitonia
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.