Coquerel's Giant Mouse Lemur

Taxobox | name = Coquerel's Dwarf Lemur
status = NT
trend = down
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Primates
familia = Cheirogaleidae
genus = "Mirza"
species = "M. coquereli"
binomial = "Mirza coquereli"
binomial_authority = A. Grandidier, 1867

Coquerel's Giant Mouse Lemur or Coquerel's Dwarf Lemur ("Mirza coquereli") is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. This species 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 other mouse lemurs 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 preyed 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

* Listed as Vulnerable (VU A2cd, B1+2abc v2.3)
*MSW3 Groves|pages=113

External links

*ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Mirza_coquereli/ images and movies of the Coquerel's mouse lemur "(Mirza coquereli)"]