Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs wire crabgrass

Microcebus jollyae compared with Digitaria longiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	wire crabgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Microcebus	Digitaria
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Digitaria longiflora

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

wire crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wire crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (4 countries).