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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 ...
Genus Microcebus: mouse lemurs [4] Arnhold's mouse lemur, Microcebus arnholdi [7] Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, Microcebus berthae; Bongolava mouse lemur Microcebus bongolavensis [9] Boraha mouse lemur Microcebus boraha [10] Danfoss' mouse lemur Microcebus danfossi [9] Ganzhorn's mouse lemur. Microcebus ganzhorni [10] Gerp's mouse lemur ...
Mouse lemurs include all species of the genus Microcebus and Mirza Wikimedia Commons has media related to Microcebus . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mirza .
The other two species, the gray mouse lemur and the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius), avoid competition through reduced activity. The gray mouse lemur uses bouts of torpor, while the fat-tailed dwarf lemur hibernates completely. [29] Similarly, on the east coast entire genera focus on specific food to avoid too much niche overlap.
Bemanasy mouse lemur. M. manitatra Hotaling et al., 2016: Southeastern Madagascar Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus about 15 cm (6 in) tail Habitat: Forest [33] Diet: Insect secretions, arthropods, small vertebrates, fruit, and flowers [32] CR Unknown [33] Bongolava mouse lemur. M. bongolavensis Olivieri et al., 2007: Northern Madagascar
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.
It get its name from the color of its body. Like several other mouse lemurs, like the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus), it is a small primate that has a brown dorsal side and a whitish-grey for its ventral side of the body. All lemurs live in Madagascar. This species was discovered in 1994.
Microcebus jonahi, or Jonah's mouse lemur, is a tiny species of primate. It weighs 60 g (2.1 oz) and has a body length of around 13 cm (5.1 in) and its tail measures around 13 cm as well. It is the 25th recognized species of mouse lemur and the 108th recognized species of lemur. [3] [4] [5]