Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs scimitar-bean

Microcebus jollyae compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Canavalia
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).