List of lemur species
Extant species -- Family : Cheirogaleidae
Table:
Scientific name

Common name

Classified

Average size

Conservation status

References

Allocebus trichotis

Hairy-eared dwarf lemur

1875, Günther

65–90 g (2.3–3.2 oz)

Vulnerable

[2][8][9][10]

Cheirogaleus andysabini

Montagne d'Ambre dwarf lemur

2015, Lei et al.

282 ± 61 g (9.9 ± 2.2 oz)

Not Evaluated

[11]

Cheirogaleus crossleyi

Furry-eared dwarf lemur

1870, A. Grandidier

250–500 g (8.8–17.6 oz)[d]

Data Deficient

[2][12][13][14][15]

Cheirogaleus grovesi

Groves' dwarf lemur

2017, McLain et al.

410 g (14 oz)

Not Evaluated

[16]

Cheirogaleus lavasoensis

Lavasoa dwarf lemur

2013, Thiele et al.

300 g (11 oz)

Not Evaluated

[17]

Cheirogaleus major

Greater dwarf lemur

1812, É. Geoffroy

350–400 g (12–14 oz)

Data Deficient

[2][18][19][20]

Cheirogaleus medius

Fat-tailed dwarf lemur

1812, É. Geoffroy

120–270 g (4.2–9.5 oz)

Least Concern

[2][21][22][23]

Cheirogaleus minusculus

Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur

2000, Groves

unknown

Data Deficient

[2][24][25][26]

Cheirogaleus shethi

Ankarana dwarf lemur

2016, Frasier et al.

115 ± 11 g (4.06 ± 0.39 oz)

Not Evaluated

[27]

Cheirogaleus sibreei

Sibree's dwarf lemur

1896, Forsyth Major

unknown

Critically Endangered

[2][28][29][30]

Microcebus arnholdi

Arnhold's mouse lemur

2008, E. Lewis, Jr. et al.

49.7 g (1.75 oz)

Endangered

[31]

Microcebus berthae

Madame Berthe's mouse lemur

2000, Rasoloarison et al.

30 g (1.1 oz)

Endangered

[2][32][33][34]

Microcebus bongolavensis

Bongolava mouse lemur

2007, Olivieri et al.

54 g (1.9 oz)[d]

Endangered

[2][35][36]

Microcebus boraha

Boraha mouse lemur

2016, Hotaling et al.

[37]

Microcebus danfossi

Danfoss' mouse lemur

2007, Olivieri et al.

63 g (2.2 oz)[d]

Endangered

[2][38][39]

Microcebus ganzhorni

Ganzhorn's mouse lemur

2016, Hotaling et al.

[37]

Microcebus gerpi

Gerp's mouse lemur

2012, Radespiel et al.

68 g (2.4 oz)[d]

Critically Endangered

[40]

Microcebus griseorufus

Reddish-gray mouse lemur

1910, Kollman

46–79 g (1.6–2.8 oz)

Least Concern

[2][41][42][43]

Microcebus jollyae

Jolly's mouse lemur

2006, Louis et al.

60 g (2.1 oz)[d]

Endangered

[2][44]

Microcebus lehilahytsara

Goodman's mouse lemur

2005, Roos and Kappeler

45–48 g (1.6–1.7 oz)

Vulnerable

[2][45][46]

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The hairy-eared dwarf lemur ( Allocebus trichotis ) , or hairy-eared mouse lemur , is one of the most scarcely known lemurs . A. trichotis is a nocturnal lemur that is endemic to Madagascar . It was originally named by Dr. Albert Günther in 1875 as Cheirogaleus trichotis as part of the Cheirogaleidae family , or the dwarf lemurs . However , in 1967 Petter-Rousseaux and Petter reassigned the lemur to its own genus and is the now only member of the genus Allocebus . The hairy-eared dwarf lemur was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1989 in a northeastern primary lowland rainforest . The population of these mammals is shown to be severely decreasing and largely fragmented throughout Northern and Eastern Madagascar rainforests ; most likely due to hunting , trapping , slash-and-burn agriculture as well as habitat fragmentation .
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS , also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther ( 3 October 1830 - 1 February 1914 ) , was a German-born British zoologist , ichthyologist , and herpetologist . Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist ( after George Albert Boulenger ) with more than 340 reptile species described .
A vulnerable species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as likely to become endangered unless the circumstances that are threatening its survival and reproduction improve . Vulnerability is mainly caused by habitat loss or destruction of the species home . Vulnerable habitat or species are monitored and can become increasingly threatened . Some species listed as vulnerable may be common in captivity , an example being the military macaw . There are currently 5196 animals and 6789 plants classified as vulnerable , compared with 1998 levels of 2815 and 3222 , respectively . Practices such as Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources have been enforced in efforts to conserve vulnerable breeds of livestock specifically .
The Montagne d'Ambre dwarf lemur or Andy Sabin 's dwarf lemur ( Cheirogaleus andysabini ) is a species of dwarf lemur known only from Amber Mountain National Park and the surrounding area in northern Madagascar . It was identified in 2005 , but not formally described until 2015 . Its conservation status has not been determined , but it is at risk from deforestation and possibly hunting from nearby human populations .
The furry-eared dwarf lemur ( Cheirogaleus crossleyi ) , or Crossley 's dwarf lemur , only found on the island of Madagascar , as with all other lemurs . It has a pelage coloration that is red-brown dorsally and gray ventrally . The eye-rings of this species are blackish and the ears are black inside and out . [ citation needed ]
Alfred Grandidier ( 20 December 1836 - 13 September 1921 ) was a French naturalist and explorer . From a very wealthy family , at the age of 20 , he and his brother , Ernest Grandidier ( 1833-1912 ) , undertook a voyage around the world . At first they were led by the astronomer and physicist Pierre Jules César Janssen ( 1824-1907 ) , but when Janssen fell sick and had to return to France after about six months , the brothers continued the journey . They visited South America in 1858 and 1859 and in particular the Andes , Peru , Chile , Bolivia , Argentina and Brazil . During this voyage they gathered a significant collection of specimens which were analyzed , in 1860 , by Ernest . The two brothers parted ways after this . Ernest Grandidier went to China and collected a vast number of specimens which are now in the Louvre and the Guimet museum . Alfred travelled to India , reaching it in 1863 . He had intended to explore the high plateau of Tibet , but was prevented by a severe attack of fever . Grandidier travelled to Zanzibar to recuperate , remaining some time and making important collections and publishing an account of his findings . He then visited the island of Réunion and in 1865 made his first visit to Madagascar . He became devoted to the study of the island , revisiting in 1866 and 1868 .
A data deficient ( DD ) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made . This does not necessarily indicate that the species has not been extensively studied ; but it does indicate that little or no information is available on the abundance and distribution of the species . The IUCN recommends that care be taken to avoid classing species as data deficient when the absence of records may indicate dangerously low abundance : If the range of a taxon is suspected to be relatively circumscribed , if a considerable period of time has elapsed since the last record of the taxon , threatened status may well be justified ( see also precautionary principle ) .
Groves ' dwarf lemur ( Cheirogaleus grovesi ) is a species of dwarf lemur known from Ranomafana and Andringitra national parks and surrounding areas in southeastern Madagascar . The identification was based on comparison of mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences with other members of the C. crossleyi group ( C. andysabini , C. crossleyi , C. lavasoensis and an unnamed possible new species , CCS2 ) . Individuals from this clade first came under genetic study in 1999 and were recognized as a new species in 2014 , but it was not formally described until 2017 . The lemur was named after mammalologist Colin Groves . Known from altitudes from 754 to 999 m , it is significantly larger than other members of the C. crossleyi group , with a 20 cm body length , a 29 cm tail , and a weight of 0.41 kg . While the conservation status of the new species has not yet been assessed , its presence in several national parks does not guarantee that it will not be threatened by deforestation ongoing on the island , or possibly by hunting .
The Lavasoa dwarf lemur ( Cheirogaleus lavasoensis ) is a small , nocturnal strepsirrhine primate and a species of lemur that is endemic to three small , isolated patches of forest on the southern slopes of the Lavasoa Mountains in southern Madagascar . Fewer than 50 individuals are thought to exist . Its habitat lies in a transitional zone between three ecoregions : dry spiny bush , humid littoral forest , and humid forest . First collected in 2001 and thought to be a subpopulation of the furry-eared dwarf lemur ( C. crossleyi ) , it was not formally described until 2013 . It is one of six species of dwarf lemur , though the research that identified it also suggested the existence of many more new species .
The greater dwarf lemur ( Cheirogaleus major ) , or the Geoffroy 's dwarf lemur , is a lemur that is widely distributed over the primary and secondary forests near the eastern coast of Madagascar . They are also found in northern parts of Madagascar . Greater dwarf lemurs live in forests and dry scrub areas . The head and body of the greater dwarf lemur can range from 167 to 264 millimeters in length , and 164 to 600 grams . Their tails can range from 195 to 310 millimeters in length . Greater dwarf lemurs are nocturnal . During the day , they sleep in nests of twigs , leaves , and grass , or hollowed sections of trees padded with dry leaves . Their diet consists mostly of fruits , flowers , and nectar . Flower nectar is an important part of the diet from November to December . Sometimes they will also eat insects and small vertebrates . During the dry seasons they will store fat in their tail and become dormant . Its fur is short , dense , grey or reddish brown , and there are dark circles of fur around the eyes .
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire ( 15 April 1772 - 19 June 1844 ) was a French naturalist who established the principle of unity of composition . He was a colleague of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and expanded and defended Lamarck 's evolutionary theories . Geoffroy 's scientific views had a transcendental flavor ( unlike Lamarck 's materialistic views ) and were similar to those of German morphologists like Lorenz Oken . He believed in the underlying unity of organismal design , and the possibility of the transmutation of species in time , amassing evidence for his claims through research in comparative anatomy , paleontology , and embryology .
The fat-tailed dwarf lemur ( Cheirogaleus medius ) , also known as the lesser dwarf lemur , western fat-tailed dwarf lemur , or spiny forest dwarf lemur , is endemic to Madagascar .
A least concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation . They do not qualify as threatened , near threatened , or ( before 2001 ) conservation dependent . Species can not be assigned the Least Concern category unless they have had their population status evaluated . That is , adequate information is needed to make a direct , or indirect , assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution or population status . Since 2001 the category has had the abbreviation LC , following the IUCN 2001 Categories & Criteria ( version 3.1 ) . However , around 20% of least concern taxa ( 3261 of 15636 ) in the IUCN database use the code LR/lc , which indicates they have not been re-evaluated since 2000 . Before 2001 least concern was a subcategory of the Lower Risk category and assigned the code LR/lc or lc . While least concern is not considered a red listed category by the IUCN , the 2006 IUCN Red List still assigns the category to 15636 taxa . The number of animal species listed in this category totals 14033 ( which includes several undescribed species such as a frog from the genus Philautus ) . There are also 101 animal subspecies listed and 1500 plant taxa ( 1410 species , 55 subspecies , and 35 varieties ) . There are also two animal subpopulations listed : the Australasian and Southern African subpopulations of spiny dogfish . No fungi or protista have the classification , though only four species in those kingdoms have been evaluated by the IUCN .
The lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur ( Cheirogaleus minusculus ) , or large iron-gray dwarf lemur , is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar . It is nocturnal and an arboreal quadruped , and is not very agile . It produces three types of vocalisation : a squeak , which is high in pitch and is produced with the mouth closed , and is used between infants and their mothers ; a whistle , which is higher in pitch than the squeak , so it is hard to hear with human ears , and is used as a communicative and possibly territorial call ; and a grunt , which is usually given in series and is very powerful , used when an individual is being attacked in its nest . This species is only known to exist from one museum specimen from Ambositra , north of Fianarantsoa in east-central Madagascar . As of 2010 , no studies in the wild have been conducted of the lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur , and it is unknown whether it still survives in this region . There are no reports of it being kept in captivity .
Colin Peter Groves ( 24 June 1942 - 30 November 2017 ) was a British-Australian biologist and anthropologist . Groves was Professor of Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra , Australia .
The Ankarana dwarf lemur or Sheth 's dwarf lemur ( Cheirogaleus shethi ) is a species of dwarf lemur , part of the C. medius group , known only from northern Madagascar . It has been found in two reserves ( Ankarana Special Reserve and Analamerana Special Reserve ) as well as two protected areas ( Andrafiamena-Andavakoera and Loky-Manambato ) . It was identified in 2014 , but not formally described until 2016 . Its conservation status has not been determined , but it is at risk from habitat destruction due to daily resource extraction by local human populations .
Sibree 's dwarf lemur ( Cheirogaleus sibreei ) is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar . The name of this dwarf lemur commemorates the English missionary and naturalist James Sibree ( 1836-1929 ) . In 2010 , a research team confirmed that they had found the only known living population of Sibree 's dwarf lemurs several years before . The species was long believed extinct , following the destruction of its first recorded forest habitat . This was also the first confirmation of Sibree 's dwarf lemur as a unique species . Sibree 's dwarf lemur spends the winter by hibernating 10 to 40 cm underground in small burrows . This keeps body temperature steady at around 15 °C and possibly provides protection from predators .
Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major ( 15 August 1843 , Glasgow - 25 March 1923 , Munich ) was a Scottish-born , Swiss physician , zoologist and vertebrate palaeontologist . Major was born in Glasgow and studied at Basel and Zurich Universities in Switzerland and later Göttingen in Germany . He graduated in medicine at Basel in 1868 and became a physician in Florence , Italy . Like many early naturalists he spent his free time studying fossil mammals . His first publication was on fossil primates in 1872 . The Italian government supported him in 1877 and he collected fossils from Calabria , Corsica , Sardinia , and Sicily . In 1886 , he stopped practising as a physician and began to study fossils in the Greek Archipelago with his collections going to the College Galliard at Lausanne and to the British Museum ( Natural History ) . In the British Museum collections he took a keen interest in material from Madagascar . He studied the lemur fauna , both extant and extinct , discovered the new family Megaladapidae ( Major 1893 ) , genus and species of the extinct giant lemur Megaladapis madagascariensis ( Major 1893 ) , and five new species in the genera Lepilemur and Cheirogaleus . This led to a keen interest in Madagascar and initiated an expedition to it . His field trip was funded by The Royal Society along with funds from Lionel Walter Rothschild , F. DuCane Godman , Sir Henry Peek and himself . The expedition started from Britain on 15 July 1894 and returned on 30 August 1896 .
A critically endangered ( CR ) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild . As of 2014 , there are 2,464 animal and 2,104 plant species with this assessment . As the IUCN Red List does not consider a species extinct until extensive , targeted surveys have been conducted , species that are possibly extinct are still listed as critically endangered . IUCN maintains a list of possibly extinct CR ( PE ) and possibly extinct in the wild CR ( PEW ) species , modelled on categories used by BirdLife International to categorize these taxa .
Arnhold 's mouse lemur or the Montagne d'Ambre mouse lemur ( Microcebus arnholdi ) is a species of mouse lemur endemic to Madagascar . Its holotype was first collected on 27 November 2005 , and was first described in 2008 . According to genetic tests , it is genetically distinct from its closest sister taxa , the Sambirano mouse lemur ( M. sambiranensis ) . It is a medium-sized mouse lemur , weighing approximately 49.7 grams ( 1.75 oz ) , with a body length of 8.1 cm ( 3.2 in ) and a tail length of 12.9 cm ( 5.1 in ) . It is found in the montane rainforest of Montagne dAmbre National Park and Montagne d'Ambre Special Reserve in northern Madagascar .
An endangered species is a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct in the near future . Endangered ( EN ) , as categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) Red List , is the second most severe conservation status for wild populations in the IUCN 's schema after Critically Endangered ( CR ) . In 2012 , the IUCN Red List featured 3,079 animal and 2,655 plant species as endangered ( EN ) worldwide . The figures for 1998 were 1,102 and 1,197 respectively . Many nations have laws that protect conservation-reliant species : for example , forbidding hunting , restricting land development or creating protected areas . Population numbers , trends and species ' conservation status can be found at the lists of organisms by population .
Madame Berthe 's mouse lemur ( Microcebus berthae ) or Berthe 's mouse lemur is the smallest of the mouse lemurs and the smallest primate in the world ; the average body length is 9.2 cm ( 3.6 in ) and seasonal weight is around 30 g ( 1.1 oz ) . Microcebus berthae is one of many species of Malagasy lemurs that came about through extensive speciation , caused by unknown environmental mechanisms and conditions . This primate is found chiefly in the Kirindy Forest in western Madagascar . After its discovery in 1992 in the dry deciduous forest of western Madagascar , it was initially thought to represent a rediscovery of M. myoxinus , but comparative morphometric and genetic studies revealed its status as a new species , M. berthae . This lemur is named after the conservationist and primatologist Berthe Rakotosamimanana of Madagascar , who was the Secretary General of the Groupe d'Etudes et de Recherche des Primates ( GERP ) from its founding until her death in 2005 .
The Bongolava mouse lemur ( Microcebus bongolavensis ) is a species of mouse lemur endemic to Madagascar . It lives in western deciduous forest within a limited range , including Bongolava Forest and Ambodimahabibo Forest between the Sofia River and the Mahajamba River . It is a relatively large mouse lemur with a total length of 26 to 29 centimetres ( 10 to 11 inches ) , including 15 to 17 centimeters of tail .
Boraha mouse lemur ( Microcebus boraha ) is a species of mouse lemur described in 2016 from Madagascar . It was discovered by a team of researchers at the German Primate Center . It was initially discovered among closely related species such as Madame Berthe 's mouse lemur ( already described in 2013 ) , Microcebus manitatra , and Ganzhorn 's mouse lemur . Morphological similarity made it impossible to identify them as distinct species . A genetic study was done in collaboration with scientists at the University of Kentucky , the Duke Lemur Center and the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar . The mtDNA sequencing revealed that the species was unique . The species is named after its natural habitat Malagasy Nosy Boraha on the Island of Sainte Marie .
Danfoss ' mouse lemur ( Microcebus danfossi ) , or the Ambarijeby mouse lemur , is a species of mouse lemur endemic to Madagascar . It lives in western deciduous forest within a limited range between the Sofia River and the Maevarano River . It is a relatively large reddish mouse lemur with a total length of 25 to 29 centimeters , including 15 to 17 centimeters of tail .
Ganzhorn 's mouse lemur ( Microcebus ganzhorni ) is a species of lemur described in 2016 . The discovery was made by researchers at the German Primate Center . It was discovered in Madagascar among closely related species such as Madame Berthe 's mouse lemur , already described in 2013 . Due to their close resemblance , it was initially impossible to identify them as distinct species . It was only after genetic analyses ( mtDNA sequencing ) that the species was established . The genetic study was done in collaboration with scientists at the University of Kentucky , the Duke Lemur Center and the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar . The species is named after Professor Jörg Ganzhorn of Hamburg University , who had pioneered the research and conservation of lemurs in Madagascar .
Gerp 's mouse lemur ( Microcebus gerpi ) is a species of mouse lemur known only from the Sahafina Forest in eastern Madagascar , near Mantadia National Park . Its discovery was announced in 2012 by a German and Malagasy research team . The Sahafina Forest had not been studied until 2008 and 2009 , when Groupe d'Étude et de Recherche sur les Primates de Madagascar ( GERP ) - a Malagasy-based research and conservation group for which the lemur is named - inventoried the forest 's lemurs . Based on genetic studies , measurements , and photos , the research team confirmed the Gerp 's mouse lemur was an undescribed species , distinct from Goodman 's mouse lemur , which is found 58-kilometre ( 36 mi ) away . Gerp 's mouse lemur is significantly larger , weighing on average 68-gram ( 2.4 oz ) , compared to Goodman 's mouse lemur , which weighs about 44 g ( 1.6 oz ) . Jolly 's mouse lemur , which is its closest relative and a neighbor to the south , is comparably larger , but differs in tail length and genetics . Because it is a recently discovered species , little is known about its behavior , communication , ecology , or reproduction . The species appears to be restricted to a small region of lowland evergreen rain forest , and is seriously threatened by forest loss .
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 . 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 . 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 .
Jolly 's mouse lemur ( Microcebus jollyae ) is a species of mouse lemur from Mananjary and Kianjavato in Madagascar . The species is named in honor of primatologist Alison Jolly . [ citation needed ] Jolly 's mouse lemur is uniformly reddish-brown with a small white patch on the snout and a completely gray belly . [ citation needed ] The finding was announced June 21 , 2006 at the Conservation International Global Symposium in Antananarivo , Madagascar , along with the discovery of Mittermeier 's mouse lemur Microcebus mittermeieri and Simmons ' mouse lemur Microcebus simmonsi as separate species . These new species were also officially announced in a paper in the International Journal of Primatology .
Goodman 's mouse lemur ( Microcebus lehilahytsara ) is a species of mouse lemur from the region near Andasibe in eastern Madagascar . The species is named in honor of primatologist Steven M. Goodman . Lehilahytsara is a combination of the Malagasy words which mean good and man . The finding was presented August 10 , 2005 , along with the discovery of the northern giant mouse lemur ( Mirza zaza ) as a separate species . [ citation needed ] In 2005 , Goodman was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his discovery and further research in Madagascar . [ citation needed ]