Reddish-gray mouse lemur
The reddish-gray mouse lemur (Microcebus griseorufus) also known as the gray-brown mouse lemur or rufous-gray mouse lemur, is found in Western Madagascar in the region around Beza Mahafaly Reserve, north to Lamboharana.[4]
Reddish-gray mouse lemur | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Cheirogaleidae |
Genus: | Microcebus |
Species: | M. griseorufus |
Binomial name | |
Microcebus griseorufus (Kollman, 1910)[3] | |
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Distribution of M. griseorufus[1] |
Description
Microcebus griseorufus has a pelage color that is alternating light neutral gray, pale neutral gray, and light pale neutral gray dorsally and ventrally light grayish-white on the anterior two-thirds and bicolored light grayish-white and pale neutral gray on the posterior one-third.[5] There is a cinnamon colored dorsal stripe running from the crown of the head or the shoulders to the end of the tail. The head of this species has a pale neutral gray spot above the nose, cinnamon around the eyes, a clay colored crown, and eras that are light neutral gray. The dorsal side of the tail is cinnamon colored while the ventral side is grayish-beige on the most distal two-thirds and cinnamon with faint brownish black streaks on the proximal one-third. The hands and feet are colored grayish-white and the vibrissae are dark in color. This species has a relatively robust skull.[6][7]
References
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- Ganzhorn, J., Blanco, M., Borgerson, C., Dolch, R., Donati, G., Greene, L.K., Le Pors, B., Lewis, R., Louis, E.E., Rafalinirina, H.A., Raharivololona, B., Rakotoarisoa, G., Ralison, J., Randriahaingo, H.N.T., Rasoloarison, R.M., Razafindrasolo, M., Sgarlata, G.M., Wright, P., Youssouf, J. & Zaonarivelo, J. (2020). "Microcebus griseorufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136637A115583923. Retrieved 12 July 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 112. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Rakotondranary, J., Ratovonamana, Y. R., Ganzhorn, J. U. (2011). Distributions et caractéristiques des habitats de Microcebus griseorufus (Cheirogaleidae) dans le Parc National de Tsimanampetsotsa (Sud-ouest de Madagascar). Malagasy Nature, 4.
- Nick Garbutt: Mammals of Madagascar. A Complete Guide. Yale University Press, New Haven, ISBN 978-0-300-12550-4.
- Rodriguez, Idalia & Rasoazanabary, Emilienne & Godfrey, Laurie. (2012). Multiple ectoparasites infest Microcebus griseorufus at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar. Madagascar Conservation & Development. 7. 10.4314/mcd.v7i1.8.
- The Dwarf and Mouse Lemurs of Madagascar: Biology, Behavior and Conservation Biogeography of the Cheirogaleidae. Shawn M. Lehman, Ute Radespiel, Elke Zimmermann.(2016). 552 pag. ISBN 1107075599, ISBN 9781107075597