Jonah's mouse lemur is a tiny primate that lives in northeastern Madagascar, including the protected Mananara National Park, and was named after the Malagasy primatologist Jonah Ratsimbazafy. It weighs about 60 grams, with a body length of around 13 centimetres and a tail of about the same length, and it has small ears, the large eyes typical of lemurs, a distinct white stripe between the eyes, a brownish back and a yellowish-white belly. It was recognised as the 25th mouse lemur species and the 108th lemur species. The forest where it lives has been heavily cleared, shrinking from 12,039 to 7,501 square kilometres between the early 1990s and 2018, and the remaining patches are fragmented.
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Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
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Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
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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
Jonah's mouse lemur, Microcebus jonahi
View the Source 2. Mammal Diversity Database: Microcebus jonahi (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Endangered
Species status
Living
View the Source 3. 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 .
View the Source 4. Microcebus jonahi (Wikipedia)
Description, weightQuote, Description, weight
It weighs 60 g (2.1 oz) and has a body length of around 13 cm
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