The pygmy mouse lemur, also known as Peters' mouse lemur or the dormouse lemur, weighs only 43 to 55 grams and is the second smallest of the mouse lemurs. Its back is rufous-brown and its underside creamy white. It lives in the dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar and has been captured in Tsingy de Bemaraha Nature Reserve, the Andramasy forests north of Belo sur Tsiribihina and at the edge of degraded forest and savanna near Aboalimena, and also in mangroves at two localities. Many accounts of this species actually describe Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, because specimens from Kirindy Forest were wrongly named as this species. Its behaviour and ecology in the wild remain to be studied.
Facts
Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) 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
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In Ecosystem
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In the Other Atlases
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 myoxinus (Animal Diversity Web account)
Animal Diversity WebBehavior
Peters's mouse lemurs are strictly nocturnal
Food Habits
Peters's mouse lemurs are mainly frugivorous
Conservation Status
They are also listed on Appendix I of CITES
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Peters's mouse lemurs contribute to the growing industry of ecotourism in western Madagascar.
Physical description, range mass
Range mass 30 to 55 g
Lifespan/Longevity
Peters's mouse lemurs generally live 6 to 8 years in the wild.
View the Source 2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcebus myoxinus (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, Peters’s Mouse Lemur was assessed as vulnerable due to an ongoing reduction in population size of more than 30 % over ten years.
3. Pygmy mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
Lead, habitat
It lives in dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Lead
It lives in dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar.
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests, Lead
It lives in dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar.
View the Source4. Mammal Diversity Database: Microcebus myoxinus (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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
Pygmy mouse lemur, Microcebus myoxinus
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