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MacArthur's mouse lemur (Microcebus macarthurii), or the Anjiahely mouse lemur, is a species of mouse lemur known only from Makira Natural Park in northeastern Madagascar. [ 4 ] The species is named in honor of the founder of the MacArthur Foundation , which financed the studies that included the discovery of this species.
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 Nosy Boraha mouse lemur (Microcebus boraha) is a species of mouse lemur described in 2016 from Madagascar. [2] It was discovered by a team of researchers at the German Primate Center . It was initially discovered among closely related species such as Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (already described in 2013), Bemanasy mouse lemur , and ...
Mouse lemurs are among the smallest primates, and Goodman's mouse lemur is no exception. [4] Although not the smallest overall, Goodman's mouse lemur has a head-body length comparable to M. berthae which is the smallest known primate. [4] The average size ranges from 45 to 48 grams (1.6 to 1.7 oz), with males being slightly larger than females. [4]
Mittermeier's mouse lemur (Microcebus mittermeieri) is a species of mouse lemur known only from Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve in Madagascar. Mittermeier's mouse lemur is one of the smallest mouse lemurs, but is larger than Madame Berthe's mouse lemur , the smallest member of not only cheirogaleid family, but of all Primates.
Jolly's mouse lemur (Microcebus jollyae) is a species of mouse lemur from Mananjary and Kianjavato in Madagascar. The species is named in honor of primatologist Alison Jolly. [citation needed] Jolly's mouse lemur is uniformly reddish-brown with a small white patch on the snout and a completely gray belly. [citation needed]
The brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) is a small primate, and like the other mouse lemurs can only be found on the island of Madagascar. They are known also as the rufous mouse lemur, eastern rufous mouse lemur, red mouse lemur, or russet mouse lemur. Its dorsal side is brown or reddish-brown, while ventrally it is a whitish-grey.
The northern rufous mouse lemur (Microcebus tavaratra), northern brown mouse lemur, [4] or Tavaratra mouse lemur [1] is found in northern Madagascar from the Ankarana Special Reserve in the west to the Manambato River in the northeast, and up to the Irodo River in the north of the Analamerana Special Reserve. [5]