Gerp's mouse lemur is known only from the Sahafina Forest in eastern Madagascar, near Mantadia National Park. Its discovery was announced in 2012 by a German and Malagasy team, and it is named for GERP, the Malagasy primate research and conservation group that inventoried the forest's lemurs in 2008 and 2009. It is a large-bodied mouse lemur weighing about 68 grams, much heavier than Goodman's mouse lemur, with a long tail that can store fat, a brownish-gray back with a reddish stripe and a white stripe across the nose. It seems to be restricted to a small region of lowland evergreen rain forest with no protected area, and little is known of its behaviour.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 2 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
In Biome
Source Gerp's mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source Gerp's 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. 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
Gerp's mouse lemur. Microcebus gerpi
View the Source 2. Gerp's mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
Conservation status
Because it lives in lowland forests, which are more likely to be converted into agricultural land relative to highland rainforests, it faces an elevated conservation risk.
Description, weight
Gerp's mouse lemur weighs around 68 g (2.4 oz)
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead
The species appears to be restricted to a small region of lowland evergreen rain forest, and is seriously threatened by forest loss.
In Ecosystem: Madagascar Rainforests, Lead
The species appears to be restricted to a small region of lowland evergreen rain forest, and is seriously threatened by forest loss.
View the Source3. Mammal Diversity Database: Microcebus gerpi (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Critically 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 .
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