Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur

Taxobox
name = Hairy-eared Dwarf LemurMSW3 Groves|pages=111|id=12100007]
status = DD
trend = unknown
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Ganzhorn "et al"|year=2000|id=868|title=Allocebus trichotis|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is endangered and the criteria used]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Primates
familia = Cheirogaleidae
genus = "Allocebus"
genus_authority = Petter-Rousseaux and Petter, 1967
species = "A. trichotis"
binomial = "Allocebus trichotis"
binomial_authority = (Günther, 1875)

The Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur ("Allocebus trichotis") is a nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is the only member of the genus "Allocebus". This species is critically endangered and the population is estimated at 100-1000 individuals. They all live a single location in the northeastern part of the country.

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