- Coquerel's giant mouse lemur
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Coquerel's dwarf lemur[1] Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Cheirogaleidae Genus: Mirza Species: M. coquereli Binomial name Mirza coquereli
A. Grandidier, 1867Coquerel's giant mouse lemur range Coquerel's giant mouse lemur (Mirza coquereli), also known as Coquerel's dwarf lemur or southern giant mouse lemur, is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. This species was named after the French entomologist Charles Coquerel. This lemur can be found in parts of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests.
This lemur is active throughout the year; unlike mouse lemurs (Microcebus) it does not hibernate, and instead it feeds on homopteran larvae to sustain itself. It is an arboreal species, and feeds on fruit, flowers, and small animals like insects and spiders. Coquerel's giant mouse lemur is heavily predated upon by owls.
This species was the only member of the genus Mirza, until 2005 when a second species, the northern giant mouse lemur (M. zaza), was described.
References
- ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 113. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12100026.
- ^ 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., Roos, C., Rumpler, Y., Schwitzer, C., Thalmann, U., Wilmé, L. & Wright, P. (2008). Mirza coquereli. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 1 January 2009.
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