Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs water dock

Microcebus jollyae compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Rumex
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).