- Golden-brown mouse lemur
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Golden-brown mouse lemur[1] Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Cheirogaleidae Genus: Microcebus Species: M. ravelobensis Binomial name Microcebus ravelobensis
(Zimmerman et al., 1998)Golden-brown mouse lemur range The Golden-brown mouse lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis), also known as the Lac Ravelobe mouse lemur or the Ravelobe mouse lemur, is a small, recently discovered primate, and like all lemurs and mouse lemurs can only be found on the island of Madagascar. Its dorsal side is golden-brown, and yellowish-white ventrally. It has a white stripe running from the lower forehead to the muzzle.
It was first discovered in 1994, in the northwestern deciduous forests of Madagascar. It shares the habitat with the gray mouse lemur, a sympatric species. It weighs 40-70g depending on the season, and is similar in appearance to the gray mouse lemur, though it has a longer, thinner tail. It is unable to store fat in its tail like other mouse lemurs.
It travels through the forest by leaping, unlike the gray mouse lemur. It is a nocturnal species, and builds its nests in dense patches of vines or dead leaves.
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=12100021.
- ^ 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 ravelobensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 1 January 2009.
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 endangered species
- Animals described in 1998
- Mouse lemurs
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