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Sambirano mouse lemur

Mammals

The Sambirano mouse lemur is a small, recently discovered primate that, like the other mouse lemurs, lives only on the island of Madagascar. Its back is cinnamon and rufous-cinnamon, its underside gray and its whiskers dark. It was found in northwestern Madagascar, in Ankarana Special Reserve, where the vegetation remains dense, after a survey of the area, and was named as a separate species at the same time as Madame Berthe's and the northern rufous mouse lemurs. It sleeps in foliage that shelters it from predators. The species is endemic to Madagascar and prone to extinction, and long-term reforestation in the northwest may help to conserve it.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 3
Body Size Band
Tiny 2
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cheirogaleidae, Taxa
Source Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae

In Biome

Tropical Dry Forest, Biomes
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcebus sambiranensis (GBIF species record)
Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcebus sambiranensis (GBIF species record)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Madagascar

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2
Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Cheirogaleidae
Wikipedia
  • Characteristics, 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
    Sambirano mouse lemur, Microcebus sambiranensis
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2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Microcebus sambiranensis (GBIF species record)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Descriptions: Status and Conservation
    The Sambirano Mouse Lemur is threatened mainly by habitat loss due to slash-and-burn agriculture, firewood collection, and charcoal production.
  • Descriptions: Descriptive notes
    weight 45 g.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Descriptions: Habitat
    Habitat. Humid and dry forest; occasionally found in disturbed habitats and in forests bordering farmland.
  • In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Descriptions: Habitat
    Habitat. Humid and dry forest; occasionally found in disturbed habitats and in forests bordering farmland.
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3. Mammal Diversity Database: Microcebus sambiranensis (Mammal Diversity Database taxon page)
Mammal Diversity Database
  • IUCN Red List status
    Endangered
  • Species status
    Living
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4. Animal Diversity Web: Cheirogaleus medius (Animal Diversity Web account)
Animal Diversity WebConservation Status
Quote, 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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Sambirano mouse lemur (Wikipedia)
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