Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs silverleaf desmodium

Microcebus jollyae compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	silverleaf desmodium
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	Desmodium
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).