Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs umkokolo

Microcebus jollyae compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Dovyalis
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).