The Anosy mouse lemur is known only from the Manantantely and Ivorona forests in southeastern Madagascar, near Tôlanaro. Its first specimens were collected in April 2007 and its discovery was announced in 2013 with the Marohita mouse lemur; its name means from the Anosy Region in Malagasy. It is a relatively large mouse lemur, 255 to 275 millimetres long including a tail of 115 to 150 millimetres, with dark brownish fur on the back and light fur below, and it lives within 10 kilometres of the gray and reddish-gray mouse lemurs, from which it is nearly indistinguishable by looks. Nothing is known of its behaviour, and its known habitat has degraded since 2007.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
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Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
WikipediaCharacteristics, arboreal habit
Dwarf and mouse lemurs are nocturnal and arboreal.
Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
In Group: Primate Species, Lead
The Cheirogaleidae are the family of strepsirrhine primates containing the various dwarf and mouse lemurs.
Child Taxon Of: Cheirogaleidae, Classification
Anosy mouse lemur. Microcebus tanosi
View the Source 2. Mammal Diversity Database: Microcebus tanosi (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Endangered
Species status
Living
View the Source 3. Animal Diversity Web: Cheirogaleus medius (Animal Diversity Web account)
Animal Diversity WebConservation StatusQuote, Conservation Status
They are considered endangered by the U.S. Endangered Species Act and on Appendix I of CITES by virtue of being in the family Cheirogaleidae .
Anosy mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
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