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The mouse lemurs are nocturnal lemurs of the genus Microcebus.Like all lemurs, mouse lemurs are native to Madagascar. [4]Mouse lemurs have a combined head, body and tail length of 20–30 centimetres (7.9–11.8 in) and weigh 30–65 grams (1.1–2.3 oz), [5] making them the smallest primates [6] (the smallest species being Madame Berthe's mouse lemur); however, their weight fluctuates in ...
The gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), grey mouse lemur or lesser mouse lemur is a small lemur, a type of strepsirrhine primate, found only on the island of Madagascar. Weighing 58 to 67 grams (2.0 to 2.4 oz), it is the largest of the mouse lemurs ( genus Microcebus ), a group that includes the smallest primates in the world.
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae) or Berthe's mouse lemur is the smallest of the mouse lemurs and the smallest primate in the world; the average body length is 9.2 cm (3.6 in) and seasonal weight is around 30 g (1.1 oz). [4]
Mouse lemurs include all species of the genus Microcebus and Mirza. Pages in category "Mouse lemurs" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ...
Coquerel's giant mouse lemur can be found at Tsingy de Namoroka National Park. Coquerel's giant mouse lemur has a spotty distribution across western Madagascar's dry deciduous forests due to the forest fragmentation throughout the region. [34] The dry forests in this lowland region vary in elevation from sea level to 700 m (2,300 ft).
This lemur is active throughout the year; unlike mouse lemurs (Microcebus), it does not hibernate. It feeds on the larvae of hemiptera (the true bugs) to sustain itself. It is an arboreal species, and feeds on fruit, flowers, and small animals such as insects and spiders. Coquerel's giant mouse lemur is heavily preyed upon by owls.
Claire's mouse lemur (Microcebus mamiratra), or the Nosy Be mouse lemur, is a newly described species of lemur from the genus of the mouse lemurs ().It lives on the island Nosy Bé in the Antsiranana province of Madagascar, and on the mainland near the village of Manehoka, including Lokobe Reserve. [4]
The Marohita mouse lemur is an exceptionally large mouse lemur, [7] weighing up to 89 g (3.1 oz). [3] The subadult male Marohita mouse lemur that was collected was as large as the largest known male mouse lemur, a Gerp's mouse lemur (M. gerpi) adult male. The female Marohita mouse lemurs were 20% heavier than the heaviest female mouse lemurs ...