Simmons' mouse lemur is a mouse lemur known only from Betampona Special Reserve, Analalava Special Community Reserve near Foulpointe, and Zahamena National Park in Madagascar. It is the largest of the east coast mouse lemurs, with a dark reddish to orange-brown body, black-tipped hairs on the crown, sometimes a stripe down the middle of the back, a distinctive white patch on the snout and a grayish-white to white belly. It is named for Dr. Lee Simmons, former director of the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska. Its discovery was announced on 21 June 2006 at the Conservation International Global Symposium, together with Mittermeier's and Jolly's mouse lemurs.
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Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
In Biome
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcebus simmonsi (GBIF species record)
In Ecosystem
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcebus simmonsi (GBIF species record)
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. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcebus simmonsi (GBIF species record)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Descriptions: Status and Conservation
However, at the [IUCN / SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, Simmons’s Mouse Lemur was assessed as endangered due to its small extent of occurrence and ongoing decline.
Descriptions: Descriptive notes
weight 42 - 64 - 8 g.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Descriptions: Habitat
Habitat. Lowland rainforest.
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Rainforests, Descriptions: Habitat
Habitat. Lowland rainforest.
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
Simmons' mouse lemur, Microcebus simmonsi
View the Source 3. Mammal Diversity Database: Microcebus simmonsi (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Endangered
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 .
Simmons' mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
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