Jolly’s Mouse Lemur vs Yellow ginger

Microcebus jollyae compared with Hedychium flavescens

Key Differences

• Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered while Yellow ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur	Yellow ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Microcebus	Hedychium
Species	Microcebus jollyae	Hedychium flavescens

Conservation Status

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Yellow ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).