- Pygmy Mouse Lemur
Taxobox
name = Pygmy Mouse LemurMSW3 Groves|pages=113]
status = DD
trend = stable
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Ganzhorn "et al" | year = 2000 | id = 13325 | title = Microcebus myoxinus | downloaded =2006-05-06 Listed as Endangered (EN B1+2abc v2.3)]
image_width = 220px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Primate s
familia =Cheirogaleidae
genus = "Microcebus "
species = "M. myoxinus"
binomial = Microcebus myoxinus
binomial_authority = Peters, 1852The Pygmy Mouse Lemur ("Microcebus myoxinus"), also known as Peters' Mouse Lemur, is the smallest of the
mouse lemur s and the smallestprimate in the world, only weighing around 30 grams (roughly 1 ounce). Its dorsal side is a rufous-brown colour, and creamy-white ventrally. It lives in drydeciduous forests.The Pygmy Mouse Lemur measures around 6.2 cm. Its small size and
nocturnal nature made it difficult to locate for over a century, and was rediscovered in the Kirindy forest in westernMadagascar in 1993. They are believed to inhabit other parts of the island, but so far have only been discovered in a localised area.The lemur rests during the day, and it has a tendency to sleep in the open, which increases the risk of predation; although this danger is somewhat mitigated by sleeping alone. It can also use the abandoned nests of the
Coquerel's Giant Mouse Lemur .References
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