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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 ...
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 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.
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 .
Malagasy name Scientific name English name votsitse, votsotsa, votsotse: Hypogeomys antimena: Malagasy giant jumping rat: kely botra: Macrotarsomys bastardi: Western forest mouse: voalavo, valàvo valave [6] Macrotarsomys bastardi: Western forest mouse: totozy totozo [6] Mus musculus: House mouse: voalavo mena: Nesomys spp. Red forest rats ...
Pygmy mouse lemur, Microcebus myoxinus; Golden-brown mouse lemur, Microcebus ravelobensis; Brown mouse lemur, Microcebus rufus; Sambirano mouse lemur, Microcebus sambiranensis; Simmons' mouse lemur, Microcebus simmonsi; Anosy mouse lemur. Microcebus tanosi [13] [14] Northern rufous mouse lemur, Microcebus tavaratra [15] Genus Mirza: giant mouse ...
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.
[8] [13] In 1991, prior to adopting Mirza, Groves was the first to use the common name "giant mouse lemur". Prior to that, they were popularly referred to as "Coquerel's mouse lemur". [14] In 2005, Peter M. Kappeler and Christian Roos described a new species of giant mouse lemur, the northern giant mouse lemur (M. zaza).