Reddish-gray mouse lemur

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Reddish-gray mouse lemur
Microcebus griseorufus.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Microcebus
Species:
M. griseorufus
Binomial name
Microcebus griseorufus
(Kollman, 1910)[3]
Microcebus griseorufus range map.svg
Distribution of M. griseorufus[1]

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 .[4]

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[]

  1. ^ a b 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. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136637A115583923.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Nick Garbutt: Mammals of Madagascar. A Complete Guide. Yale University Press, New Haven, ISBN 978-0-300-12550-4.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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
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