Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Shakeshake

Microcebus jollyae compared with Crotalaria incana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Shakeshake
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	Crotalaria
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Crotalaria incana

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Shakeshake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shakeshake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Congo (DRC), Madagascar), Asia (8 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).