- Sambirano Mouse Lemur
Taxobox
name = Sambirano Mouse LemurMSW3 Groves|pages=113]
status = EN
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Primate s
familia =Cheirogaleidae
genus = "Microcebus "
species = "M. sambiranensis"
binomial = "Microcebus sambiranensis"
binomial_authority = Rasoloarison et al, 2000The Sambirano Mouse Lemur ("Microcebus sambiranensis") is a small, recently discovered
primate , and like the othermouse lemur s can only be found on the island ofMadagascar . The dorsal side is both cinnamon and rufous-cinnamon, and is grey ventrally. It hasvibrissae that are dark in color.The species was discovered in northwestern Madagascar, in the Ankarana Special Reserve, after completing a survey of the area. It was named as a separate species at the same time as the
Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur ("Microcebus berthae") andNorthern Rufous Mouse Lemur ("Microcebus tavaratra").References
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