The lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur, also called the large iron-gray dwarf lemur, is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is an arboreal quadruped and is not very agile. It makes three kinds of call: a high squeak with the mouth closed used between infants and their mothers, a whistle that is probably communicative or territorial, and a powerful series of grunts given when an animal is attacked in its nest. The species is known from a single museum specimen collected at Ambositra in east-central Madagascar, and as of 2010 no wild study had been made, so it is unknown whether it still survives there.
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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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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. 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
Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus minusculus
View the Source 2. Mammal Diversity Database: Cheirogaleus minusculus (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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 .
View the Source Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur (Wikipedia)
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