The reddish-gray mouse lemur, also called the gray-brown or rufous-gray mouse lemur, is a small, nocturnal, omnivorous primate of western Madagascar, from around the Beza Mahafaly Reserve north to Lamboharana. It lives in the driest parts of the island, in spiny forests, gallery forests, shrublands and dry forests, which few other mammals can use. It is 25 to about 28 centimetres long and weighs 46 to 79 grams. It eats fruit, insects, flowers and plant exudates such as gum and sap, and it copes with the dry season through torpor. Its fur colour varies so widely that animals were once mistaken for different species. It is rated least concern.
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Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
In Biome
Source Reddish-gray mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source Reddish-gray mouse 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. Reddish-gray mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
Ecology, feeding and diet
The reddish-gray mouse lemur is an omnivore.
Conservation and threats
deforestation related to the timber industry, as well as agriculture and aquaculture
Appearance and morphology, mass
their mass can range between 46 and 79 g (1.6 and 2.8 oz)
Conservation and threats, population trend
it does still face decline in numbers and decrease in habitat area and habitat quality
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Spiny Thickets, Ecology, habitat and distribution
The habitats of the reddish-gray mouse lemur include the spiny forests and gallery forests
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Ecology, Habitat and distribution
the shrublands or the dry forests near the Western and Southwestern coasts of Madagascar
View the Source2. 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
Reddish-gray mouse lemur, Microcebus griseorufus
View the Source 3. Mammal Diversity Database: Microcebus griseorufus (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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 .
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