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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 ...
Ganzhorn's mouse lemur (Microcebus ganzhorni) is a species of lemur described in 2016. [2] The discovery was made by researchers at the German Primate Center . It was discovered in Madagascar among closely related species such as Madame Berthe's mouse lemur , already described in 2013. [ 3 ]
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]
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]
Margot Marsh's mouse lemur or the Antafondro mouse lemur (Microcebus margotmarshae) is a species of mouse lemur endemic to Madagascar. Its holotype was first collected on 21 May 2006, proposed in 2006 by Andriantompohavana et al. , and was formally described in 2008 by E. Lewis, Jr., et al.
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.
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.