The Pygmy Mouse Lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), also known as the Peters' mouse lemur or dormouse lemur, is a primate weighing only 43–55 g (1.5–1.9 oz); it is the second smallest of the mouse lemurs. Its dorsal side is a rufous-brown color, and creamy-white ventrally. It lives in dry deciduous forests. The pygmy mouse lemur measures around 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) (head-body length). Its small size and nocturnal nature made it difficult to locate for over a century, and was rediscovered in the Kirin
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The pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus) was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in the Kirindy Forest of Madagascar in 1993.
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The Latin word lemurs means "ghost" including pygmy mouse lemurs, possibly because they are active at night and have an eerie, large-e...
The Pygmy Mouse Lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), also known as the Peters' mouse lemur or dormouse lemur, is a primate weighing only 43–55 g (1.5–1.9 oz); it is the second smallest of the mouse lemurs. Its dorsal side is a rufous-brown color, and creamy-white ventrally. It lives in dry deciduous forests. The pygmy mouse lemur measures around 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) (head-body length). Its small size and nocturnal nature made it difficult to locate for over a century, and was rediscovered in the Kirin
From synchronized singing to stink fights, these peculiar primates are full of surprises. They are also disappearing. Here are some fascinating facts.
The pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus) was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in the Kirindy Forest of Madagascar in 1993.
A Pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus) can be seen on a branch holding a fruit and looking at the viewer
The Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur, or pygmy mouse lemur, is named after the conservationist and primatologist Berthe Rakotosamimanana of Madagascar.
The pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus) was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in the Kirindy Forest of Madagascar in 1993.