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Cheirogaleidae

Mammal Families

Cheirogaleidae is a family of strepsirrhine primates containing the various dwarf and mouse lemurs. Its members live exclusively on the island of Madagascar. The family comprises five genera and forty two species, including dwarf lemurs, mouse lemurs, giant mouse lemurs, hairy eared dwarf lemurs and fork marked lemurs.

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Family 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ271785, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
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The Cheirogaleidae are the family of strepsirrhine primates containing the various dwarf and mouse lemurs.
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Wikidata: Cheirogaleidae
Wikidata Q271785, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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