- Jolly's mouse lemur
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Jolly's mouse lemur[1] Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Cheirogaleidae Genus: Microcebus Species: M. jollyae Binomial name Microcebus jollyae
Louis et al., 2006Jolly's mouse lemur range Jolly's mouse lemur (Microcebus jollyae) is a species of mouse lemur from Mananjary and Kianjavato in Madagascar.
The species is named in honor of primatologist Alison Jolly.
Jolly's mouse lemur is uniformly reddish-brown with a small white patch on the snout and a completely gray belly.
The finding was announced June 21, 2006 at the Conservation International Global Symposium in Antananarivo, Madagascar, along with the discovery of Mittermeier's mouse lemur Microcebus mittermeieri and Simmons' mouse lemur Microcebus simmonsi as separate species.[3] These new species were also officially announced in a paper in the International Journal of Primatology.[4]
References
- ^ Mittermeier, R., Ganzhorn, J., Konstant, W., Glander, K., Tattersall, I., Groves, C., Rylands, A., Hapke, A., Ratsimbazafy, J., Mayor, M., Louis, E., Rumpler, Y., Schwitzer, C. & Rasoloarison, R. (December 2008). "Lemur Diversity in Madagascar". International Journal of Primatology 29 (6): 1607–1656. doi:10.1007/s10764-008-9317-y.
- ^ Hoffmann, M. (2008). Microcebus jollyae. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 1 January 2009.
- ^ Three new lemurs take a bow in Madagascar - Reuters News Release
- ^ Edward E. Louis, Melissa S. Coles, Rambinintsoa Andriantompohavana, Julie A. Sommer, Shannon E. Engberg, John R. Zaonarivelo, Mireya I. Mayor, Rick A. Brenneman (2006). "Revision of the Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus) of Eastern Madagascar". International Journal of Primatology 27 (2): 347–389. doi:10.1007/s10764-006-9036-1.
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Extant species of family Cheirogaleidae Cheirogaleus
(dwarf lemurs)Microcebus
(mouse lemurs)Gray mouse lemur (M. murinus) · Reddish-gray mouse lemur (M. griseorufus) · Golden-brown mouse lemur (M. ravelobensis) · Northern Rufous mouse lemur (M. tavaratra) · Sambirano mouse lemur (M. sambiranensis) · Simmons' mouse lemur (M. simmonsi) · Pygmy mouse lemur (M. myoxinus) · Brown mouse lemur (M. rufus) · Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (M. berthae) · Goodman's mouse lemur (M. lehilahytsara) · Jolly's mouse lemur (M. jollyae) · Mittermeier's mouse lemur (M. mittermeieri) · Claire's mouse lemur (M. mamiratra) · Bongolava mouse lemur (M. bongolavensis) · Danfoss' mouse lemur (M. danfossi) · MacArthur's mouse lemur (M. macarthurii) · Arnhold's mouse lemur (M. arnholdi) · Margot Marsh's mouse lemur (M. margotmarshae)Mirza
(Giant mouse lemurs)Allocebus Phaner
(Fork-crowned lemurs)CategoryCategories:- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Animals described in 2006
- Mouse lemurs
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