LEMURS: DWARF AND MOUSE LEMURS
DWARF, FORK-MARKED, AND MOUSE LEMURS
HAIRY-EARED DWARF LEMURS
Genus: Allocebus
Allocebus trichotis
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The hairy-eared dwarf lemur is a small primate species local to lowland forests in Madagascar. For more than 20 years, these tiny lemurs were presumed extinct, but they were rediscovered in 1989 near the Mananara River in Northeast Madagascar. Environmental and human threats are continuously detrimental to the hairy-eared dwarf lemur population. Today, they are one of the rarest lemur…
DWARF LEMURS
Genus: Cheirogaleus
Cheirogaleus medius
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The fat-tailed dwarf lemur, also known as lesser dwarf lemurs, or western fat-tailed dwarf lemurs, is endemic to the dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar. Madagascar experiences a hot, wet season from November to April, and a cool, dry season from May to October. During the dry season, water is extremely scarce…
Cheirogaleus major
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The Geoffroy’s dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus major, also known as the greater dwarf lemur, inhabits tropical rainforests and dry shrub biomes across northern and eastern Madagascar. They are found at high and low elevations, including the rainforests in the Vohimena and Anosy mountains as well as the coastal littoral…
MOUSE LEMURS
Genus: Microcebus
Microcebus gerpi
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The Gerp’s mouse lemur is found only in the Sahafina forest and surrounding “savoka” (fallow farmland with cultivated trees) in eastern Madagascar. The Sahafina forest is a mix of dense evergreen lowland forest and formerly logged woodland currently in the process of recovering. The latter type of forest is also…
Microcebus lehilahytsara
CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
The Goodman’s mouse lemur is primarily found in the Andasibe region of eastern Madagascar. They occur as far west as Ambohitantely Special Reserve, as far north as Marojejy National Park, and as far south as the Onive/Mangoro River complex. Within their range, they are mainly found in rainforests, although some…
Microcebus ravelobensis
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Like all the world’s lemur species, the golden-brown mouse lemur, also known as the (Lac) Ravelobe mouse lemur, is indigenous exclusively to the lush island country of Madagascar located off of Africa’s southeastern coast. These tiny prosimians are found in the island’s northwest region within the forest reserve of Ankarafantsika…
Microcebus murinus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Gray mouse lemurs are tiny primates native to Madagascar. They are widely distributed on the island and are particularly prevalent along the western coast. These nocturnal primates are highly adaptable and thrive in various habitats. They can be found in dry deciduous forests, sub-arid thorn scrublands, secondary…
Microcebus griseorufus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The gray-brown mouse lemur, also called the reddish-gray mouse lemur, is found along the southwestern coast of Madagascar. They can be found in much dryer habitats than other mouse lemur species and will frequent Madagascar’s spiny deserts and dry thorn scrubs, as well as gallery forests that grow around the rivers…
Microcebus berthae
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Sometimes known as the pygmy mouse lemur or Berthe’s mouse lemur, the Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur is named after the conservationist and primatologist Berthe Rakotosamimanana of Madagascar. This species of lemur is restricted to a small area within the Menabe region in western Madagascar. They live in highly…
Microcebus myoxinus
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Originally described in 1858, the pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), also known as Peters’ mouse lemur, dormouse lemur, or western rufous mouse lemur, was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in the Kirindy Forest of Madagascar in 1993. Like all lemurs, they are endemic to the island of Madagascar. They make…
Microcebus rufus
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The rufous mouse lemur, also called the brown mouse lemur or russet mouse lemur, is native to just 2,000 square miles (5,200 square km) in southeastern Madagascar. That’s an area slightly bigger than Rhode Island and slightly smaller than Delaware, the two smallest US states. Rufous mouse lemurs live in rainforests, bamboo…
Microcebus tavaratra
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The Tavaratra mouse lemur, also called the northern rufous mouse lemur, is found only in northern Madagascar. They make their home in dry deciduous forests that lose their leaves seasonally), in the limited vegetation of savannah and scrub land, and in the gallery forests connecting these open landscapes to rivers and wetlands…
GIANT MOUSE LEMURS
Genus: Mirza
Mirza coquereli
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Like all lemurs, Coquerel’s giant mouse lemurs (Mirza coquereli), also called Coquerel’s dwarf lemurs or Coquerel’s mouse-lemurs, are endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are primarily found in the dry and gallery forests on the southwestern portion of the island, between the Onilahy and Tsiribinha rivers…
Mirza zaza
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The northern giant mouse lemur is endemic to Madagascar. They are found primarily in the dry forests of the northwest region of the Ampasindava Peninsula, specifically in Ambato and Pasandava. They also inhabit secondary forests, old banana plantations, gallery forests, and abandoned cashew orchards. Madagascar…
FORK-MARKED LEMURS
Genus: Phaner
Phaner pallescens
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The Pale fork-marked lemur, also known as the western fork-marked lemur or pale fork-crowned lemur, is a lemur endemic to the dry western forests of Madagascar. They have the largest range of any of the fork-marked lemurs, and are distributed in patches from the Fiherenana River to the village of Soalala. The most northern…