The fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius), also known as the lesser dwarf lemur, western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, or spiny forest dwarf lemur, is...
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Lavasoa dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus lavasoensis Greater dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus major Fat-tailed dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus medius Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur...
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mouse lemur is able to store "thirty-five percent of their body weight" in the form of fat. This fat is stored in the lemur's hind legs and tail and is...
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lemur, mongoose lemur, eastern lesser bamboo lemur, silky sifaka, fat-tailed dwarf lemur, and ruffed lemurs. Yet another trait that sets most lemurs apart...
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mouse lemur is able to store "thirty-five percent of their body weight" in the form of fat. This fat is stored in the lemur's hind legs and tail and is...
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end of the wet season the tail will become somewhat swollen with fat. The greater dwarf lemur is preyed upon by the ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans)...
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Cheirogaleidae (category Lemurs)
Lavasoa dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus lavasoensis Greater dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus major Fat-tailed dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus medius Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur...
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other pair-living nocturnal lemurs, e.g. the Masoala fork-marked lemur (Phaner furcifer) and the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius)) have not...
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to the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) than the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius), i.e. Madame Berthe's mouse lemur is sexually promiscuous...
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The pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), also known as Peters' mouse lemur or dormouse lemur, is a primate weighing only 43–55 g (1.5–1.9 oz); it is...
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The mouse lemurs are nocturnal lemurs of the genus Microcebus. Like all lemurs, mouse lemurs are native to Madagascar. Mouse lemurs have a combined head...
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Goodman's mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) is a species of mouse lemur from the region near Andasibe in eastern Madagascar. The species is named...
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The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a medium- to larger-sized strepsirrhine (wet-nosed) primate and the most internationally recognized lemur species...
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The northern giant mouse lemur (Mirza zaza), or northern dwarf lemur, is a species of lemur discovered in 2005. They are part of the primate order, and...
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which contains the mouse lemurs, dwarf lemurs, giant mouse lemurs, fork-marked lemurs, and hairy-eared dwarf lemur. The mouse lemur genus Microcebus includes...
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described in 1867 as a single species, they were grouped with mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs. In 1870, British zoologist John Edward Gray assigned them to their...
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hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Allocebus trichotis), or hairy-eared mouse lemur, is one of the most scarcely known lemurs. A. trichotis is a nocturnal lemur that is...
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Sibree's dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus sibreei) is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. The name of this dwarf lemur commemorates the English missionary...
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neighbors, the greater dwarf lemur (C. major) and the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (C. medius). Like other dwarf lemurs, the Lavasoa dwarf lemur is nocturnal and...
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The Sambirano mouse lemur (Microcebus sambiranensis) is a small, recently discovered primate and like the other mouse lemurs can only be found on the island...
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Groves' dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus grovesi DD Lavasoa dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus lavasoensis EN Greater dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus major VU Fat-tailed dwarf lemur...
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The Ankarana dwarf lemur or Sheth's dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus shethi) is a species of dwarf lemur, part of the C. medius group, known only from northern...
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furry-eared dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus crossleyi), or Crossley's dwarf lemur, only found on the island of Madagascar, as with all other lemurs. It has a...
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giant mouse lemur (Mirza coquereli), also known as Coquerel's dwarf lemur or the southern giant mouse lemur, is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar...
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lemur (Microcebus rufus), the greater dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major), the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) and the collared brown lemur...
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presented evidence in a 2004 edition of Nature that the Malagasy fat-tailed dwarf lemur hibernates or aestivates in a small tree hole for seven months of...
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taxonomic approach". Among mouse lemurs, Gerp's mouse lemur is larger-bodied and has a long tail, which can be used to store fat. The fur is darker on its back...
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The reddish-gray mouse lemur (Microcebus griseorufus) also known as the gray-brown mouse lemur or rufous-gray mouse lemur, is a small, solitary-but-social...
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lemur (Microcebus mittermeieri) is a species of mouse lemur known only from Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve in Madagascar. Mittermeier's mouse lemur...
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iron-gray dwarf lemur Cheirogaleus medius (É. Geoffroy, 1812) - fat-tailed dwarf lemur Cheirogaleus sibreei (Forsyth Major, 1896) - Sibree's dwarf lemur Cheirogaleus...
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