The gray mouse lemur, also called the grey or lesser mouse lemur, is a small lemur found only on the island of Madagascar. At 58 to 67 grams it is the largest of the mouse lemurs, a group that includes the smallest primates in the world. It is nocturnal and arboreal, forages alone but shares tree holes by day, and during the cool dry winter it uses torpor and sometimes true seasonal hibernation. It lives in many forest types in western and southern Madagascar and eats mostly fruit, insects, flowers and nectar. Predators take about one animal in four each year, balanced by a high birth rate. Though threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade, it is among the most abundant small native mammals of Madagascar.
Facts
Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 2 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 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. Animal Diversity Web: Microcebus murinus (Animal Diversity Web account)
Animal Diversity WebBehavior
Microcebus murinus are nocturnal foragers.
Food Habits
Microcebus murinus are mostly insectivorous.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
mouse lemurs are often trapped and sold as pets
Habitat, Habitat Regions
terrestrial
View the Source 2. Gray mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
Conservation status
The gray mouse lemur was listed in Appendix 1 by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in 1975
Conservation status, population trend
lists it as a species of least concern (LC) with a decreasing population trend
Conservation status, threats
Its greatest threats are habitat loss from slash-and-burn agriculture and cattle-grazing, as well as live capture for the local pet trade in the northern and southern parts of its range.
Description, weight
The average weight for this species is 60 g (2.1 oz)
Lead, lifespan
captive individuals have been reported to live up to 15 years
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Ecology
It inhabits lowland tropical dry forest, sub-arid thorn scrub, gallery forest, spiny forest, eastern littoral forest, dry deciduous forests
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Spiny Thickets, Ecology
It inhabits lowland tropical dry forest, sub-arid thorn scrub, gallery forest, spiny forest, eastern littoral forest, dry deciduous forests
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests, Ecology
It inhabits lowland tropical dry forest, sub-arid thorn scrub, gallery forest, spiny forest, eastern littoral forest, dry deciduous forests
View the Source3. Mammal Diversity Database: Microcebus murinus (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Least Concern
Species status
Living
View the Source Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
WikipediaLead, 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
Gray mouse lemur, Microcebus murinus
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