Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs short-stem iris

Microcebus jollyae compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Microcebus	Iris
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.