Claire's mouse lemur, also called the Nosy Be mouse lemur, is a newly described mouse lemur that lives on the island of Nosy Be in the Antsiranana province of Madagascar and on the mainland near the village of Manehoka, including Lokobe Reserve. Its species name comes from a Malagasy word meaning clear and bright and refers to the Theodore F. and Claire M. Hubbard Family Foundation, which supported genetic research in Madagascar. It weighs about 60 grams and is 26 to 28 centimetres long including a 15 to 17 centimetre tail, with a reddish-brown back and a white or creamy belly. Its species status has been challenged by a nuclear DNA study that found it close to the Sambirano mouse lemur.
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Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band 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. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcebus mamiratra (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 Nosy Be 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
Claire's mouse lemur, Microcebus mamiratra, synonymous to M. lokobensis[b]
View the Source 3. Mammal Diversity Database: Microcebus mamiratra (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Endangered
Species status
Living
View the Source 4. 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 .
5. Claire's mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
Description, weightQuote, Description, weight
This lemur is, with a weight of 60 g, average for its genus.
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