Pygmy Mouse Lemur
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| Microcebus myoxinus Peters, 1852 |
The Pygmy Mouse Lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), also known as Peters' Mouse Lemur, is the smallest of the mouse lemurs, only weighing 43–55 g (1.5–1.9 oz).[3] Its dorsal side is a rufous-brown colour, and creamy-white ventrally. It lives in dry deciduous forests.
The Pygmy Mouse Lemur measures around 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) (head-body length).[3] Its small size and nocturnal nature made it difficult to locate for over a century, and was rediscovered in the Kirindy forest in western Madagascar in 1993. They are believed to inhabit other parts of the island, but so far have only been discovered in a localized area.
The lemur rests during the day, and it has a tendency to sleep in the open, which increases the risk of predation; although this danger is somewhat mitigated by sleeping alone. It can also use the abandoned nests of the Coquerel's Giant Mouse Lemur.
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Wikispecies has information related to: Pygmy Mouse Lemur |
- ^ Groves, C. (2005-11-16). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 113. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12100020.
- ^ Andrainarivo, C., Andriaholinirina, V. N., Feistner, A., Felix, T., Ganzhorn, J., Garbutt, N., Golden, C., Konstant, B., Louis Jr., E., Meyers, D., Mittermeier, R. A., Perieras, A., Princee, F., Rabarivola, J. C., Rakotosamimanana, B., Rasamimanana, H., Ratsimbazafy, J., Raveloarinoro, G., Razafimanantsoa, A., Rumpler, Y., Schwitzer, C., Thalmann, U., Wilmé, L. & Wright, P. (2008). Microcebus myoxinus. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 1 January 2009.
- ^ a b Mittermeier, R.A.; et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar (2nd Edition ed.). Conservation International. p. 104–107. ISBN 1-881173-88-7.
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