The hairy-eared dwarf lemur, also called the hairy-eared mouse lemur, is one of the most scarcely known lemurs, a nocturnal species endemic to Madagascar. It was named by Albert Günther in 1875, was reassigned in 1967 to its own genus Allocebus, and was thought extinct until it was rediscovered in 1989 in a northeastern lowland rainforest. It weighs 75 to 98 grams and is told apart by very short rounded ears with tufts of long hairs and an unusually long tongue. Its population is severely declining and fragmented in the rainforests of northern and eastern Madagascar because of hunting, trapping and slash-and-burn agriculture, and the IUCN now rates it endangered.
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
Source Hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source Hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web: Allocebus trichotis (Animal Diversity Web account)
Animal Diversity WebBehavior
Allocebus trichotis is a nocturnal species
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Hairy-eared dwarf lemurs are reportedly eaten regularly by the local people of Northeastern Madagascar.
Habitat, Habitat Regions
terrestrial
Food Habits: Primary Diet
omnivore
View the Source 2. Hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Wikipedia)
Lead
The population of these mammals is shown to be severely decreasing and largely fragmented throughout Northern and Eastern Madagascar rainforests
Threats and conservation
Humans seem to have the largest impact on these mammals with acts such as deforestation, localized hunting and trapping for human consumption, and destruction of its rain forest habitat (primarily due to slash-and-burn agriculture).
Description, weight
the species weighs anywhere between 75-98 grams
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution, population and habitat
all of the species located in northeast Madagascar were located in primary lowland rain forests
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Rainforests, Distribution, population and habitat
all of the species located in northeast Madagascar were located in primary lowland rain forests
View the Source3. Mammal Diversity Database: Allocebus trichotis (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 .
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
Hairy-eared dwarf lemur, Allocebus trichotis
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