Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Silkrubber

Microcebus jollyae compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Funtumia
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.