Berthe's mouse lemur

Berthe's mouse lemur or Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae) is the smallest mouse lemur and the smallest primate in the world.  Its average body length is  and seasonal weight is around .Gron KJ. 2009. Primate factsheets: Mouse lemur (Microcebus) Taxonomy, morphology, & ecology. 

This primate was found in 1992 in the dry Kirindy Forest in western Madagascar. After its discovery genetic studies showed it was 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.

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Category:Lemuriformes
Category:Mammals of Africa