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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
The order Primates consists of 505 extant species belonging to 81 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 81 genera can be grouped into 16 families; these families are divided between two named suborders and are grouped in those suborders into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named ...
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.
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.