Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Soapberry

Microcebus jollyae compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Sapindus
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).