Mittermeier's mouse lemur is a mouse lemur known from northeastern Madagascar, in Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve and as far as Bealalana. It is one of the smaller mouse lemurs, with a head and body about 8 centimetres long, a tail about 12 centimetres long and a weight of about 46 grams, a red-bronze to rusty head and back, a whitish-brown underside and a tail with a dark band and black tip. It lives in lowland and montane rain forests, is arboreal and nocturnal, and has been found at about 2.2 animals per hectare in one primary forest. Its discovery was announced on 21 June 2006 together with Jolly's and Simmons' mouse lemurs. The Mammal Diversity Database lists it as a synonym of Goodman's mouse lemur.
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Population Trend System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
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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. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcebus mittermeieri (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, Mittermeier’s Mouse Lemur was assessed as endangered due to its small extent of occurrence and ongoing decline.
2. Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
WikipediaCharacteristics, arboreal habit
Dwarf and mouse lemurs are nocturnal and arboreal.
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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
Mittermeier's mouse lemur, Microcebus mittermeieri
View the Source 3. Mittermeier's mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
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Mittermeier's mouse lemur (Microcebus mittermeieri) is a species of mouse lemur known only from Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve in Madagascar.
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The weight is about 46 g.
View the Source4. 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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