The northern giant mouse lemur, also called the northern dwarf lemur, was discovered in 2005 and was previously lumped with Coquerel's giant mouse lemur. It is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar, weighing about 300 grams as an adult, with a long bushy tail and relatively small ears. It lives in a strictly limited area of northwestern Madagascar, the Ampasindava peninsula, between the Mahavavy and Maevarano rivers. It has a promiscuous mating system and very large testes, and it sleeps in communal nests that can include several males. The word zaza means child in Malagasy. The IUCN rates it vulnerable because its deciduous forests are being logged and fragmented, and it is on CITES Appendix I.
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Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 3 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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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): Mirza zaza (GBIF species record)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Descriptions: Status and Conservation
At the IUCN / SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, the Northern Giant Mouse Lemur was assessed as endangered due to an ongoing and predicted population decline of more than 50 % over 10 years.
Descriptions: Food and Feeding
The Northern Giant Mouse Lemur is omnivorous
View the Source 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
Northern giant mouse lemur, Mirza zaza
View the Source 3. Northern giant mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
Conservation
The species is listed in CITES Appendix I.
Conservation, threats
The deciduous forests that they live in are being logged, fragmented, and degraded.
Lead, weight
They weigh about 300 grams (11 oz)
View the Source4. Mammal Diversity Database: Mirza zaza (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
Species status
Living
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