Gray Mouse Lemur

Taxobox
name = Gray Mouse LemurMSW3 Groves|pages=113]
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Ganzhorn "et al" | year = 2000 | id = 13323 | title = Microcebus murinus | downloaded = 2006-05-06]


image_width = 225px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Primates
familia = Cheirogaleidae
genus = "Microcebus"
species = "M. murinus"
binomial = "Microcebus murinus"
binomial_authority = (Miller, 1777)|The Gray Mouse Lemur ("Microcebus murinus") is a mouse lemur species in the genus "Microcebus". It is by far one of the smallest primates, smaller even than the Pygmy Marmoset.Fact|date=March 2008 Its dorsal fur is gray with various reddish tones and its ventral fur is white. The Gray Mouse Lemur's range is in the damp woodlands of the west, south, and southwest coasts of Madagascar including much of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests.

This lemur is 10 to 14 cm tall, with a 10 to 15 cm tail. It weighs 40 to 70 g, depending on the season. The species is nocturnal. It sleeps low in the trees, males usually alone but females often in small groups. It forages alone, feeding on fruits, flowers, nectar, insects, and small animals.

Females can give birth to two to four young after a gestation period of 54 to 69 days.

The life span is about 15 years.

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