Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Small Suncup

Microcebus jollyae compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Small Suncup
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	Aspidonepsis
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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