Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Sweetscented marigold

Microcebus jollyae compared with Tagetes lucida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Sweetscented marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Microcebus	Tagetes
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Tagetes lucida

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Sweetscented marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetscented marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, and United States.