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| Brown Mouse Lemur | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 2.3) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cheirogaleidae |
| Genus: | Microcebus |
| Species: | M. rufus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microcebus rufus É. Geoffroy, 1834 | |
The Brown Mouse Lemur (Microcebus rufus) is a small primate, and like the other mouse lemurs can only be found on the island of Madagascar. They are known also as the Red Mouse Lemur, the Eastern Rufous Mouse Lemur or the Russet Mouse Lemur. Its dorsal side is brown or reddish-brown, while ventrally it is a whitish-grey.
It was originally considered a subspecies of the Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) until 1977, when it was reclassified as a separate species.
It can be found in rainforests in Eastern Madagascar, and is widely distributed. It is a solitary and nocturnal creature.
References
- 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. 113. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
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