The Bongolava mouse lemur is a mouse lemur endemic to Madagascar, living in western deciduous forest in a limited range that includes the Bongolava and Ambodimahabibo forests between the Sofia and Mahajamba rivers. It is one of the larger mouse lemurs, with a head and body of 9 to 12.5 centimetres, a longer tail and a weight of about 54 grams. It has a pale gray crown, a white spot between the eyes, an orange, maroon or red back and a cream-white belly. It was described in 2007 and is arboreal and nocturnal. The IUCN first rated it Data Deficient in 2008 and later Endangered, and its habitat is being cleared for farmland while the animals are hunted.
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Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 3 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 3 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
In Biome
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In Ecosystem
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Found In
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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. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcebus bongolavensis (GBIF species record)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Descriptions: Status and ConservationQuote, Descriptions: Status and Conservation
However, at the IUCN / SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, the Bongolava Mouse Lemur was assessed as endangered due to its small extent of occurrence and ongoing decline.
2. 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
Bongolava mouse lemur Microcebus bongolavensis
View the Source 3. Bongolava mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
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The Bongolava mouse lemur (Microcebus bongolavensis) is a species of mouse lemur endemic to Madagascar.
Lead, conservation status
6 years later its status was changed to Endangered, as it was rated in 2020 too.
Lead, threats
What is more, the lemurs are hunted by humans.
Lead, threats (2)
Species habitat is continually destroyed and transformed into farmland.
Description, weight
it weighs about 54 g (1.9 oz)
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Lead, habitat
It lives in western deciduous forest within a limited range
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests, Lead, habitat
It lives in western deciduous forest within a limited range
View the Source4. 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 .
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