Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs southern elder

Microcebus jollyae compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Sambucus
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.