Madame Berthe's mouse lemur is the smallest of the mouse lemurs and the smallest primate in the world, with an average body length of 9.2 centimetres and a seasonal weight of about 30 grams. It lives chiefly in the Kirindy Forest of western Madagascar, where it was discovered in 1992 in dry deciduous forest and first mistaken for the pygmy mouse lemur. It is named for the Malagasy conservationist and primatologist Berthe Rakotosamimanana. It is an omnivore that sleeps in leaf nests or tree holes, does not hibernate, and avoids the larger gray mouse lemur that shares its forest. Slash-and-burn farming, illegal logging and charcoal production threaten it, and it is rated critically endangered.
Facts
Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to PeopleEcotourism and Research 1 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
In Biome
Source Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
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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: Microcebus berthae (Animal Diversity Web account)
Animal Diversity WebBehavior
Madame Berthe's mouse lemurs are solitary, arboreal and nocturnal.
Food Habits
The diet of Madame Berthe's mouse lemurs is omnivorous
Conservation Status
are listed under Appendix I by the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Conservation Status, threats
being reduced and threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture and illegal logging
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
has attracted curious visitors, who can take walking or automobile tours of the area
Habitat, Habitat Regions
terrestrial
View the Source 2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcebus berthae (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, Madame Berthe’s Mouse Lemur was assessed as vulnerable due to an ongoing reduction in population size of more than 30 % over ten years.
3. Mammal Diversity Database: Microcebus berthae (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
Species status
Living
View the Source 4. Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
Lead, weight
seasonal weight is around 30 g (1.1 oz)
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Lead
After its discovery in 1992 in the dry deciduous forest of western Madagascar
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests, Lead
After its discovery in 1992 in the dry deciduous forest of western Madagascar
View the SourceWikipedia: 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
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, Microcebus berthae
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