There are more than 20 species of mouse lemurs, and several have been identified only in recent years. This is a rarity in primate research, and illustrates just how much remains to be known about ...

three lemur, four: Genetic study reveals the hidden diversity of Madagascar’s mouse lemurs One lemur, two lemur, three lemur, four: Genetic study reveals the hidden diversity of Madagascar’s ...

Veterinarians can’t ask their patients where it hurts. And unlike with more familiar animals such as dogs and cats, horses and cows, there isn’t a lot of information on, say, proper nutrition for an ...

A new population of rare giant mouse lemurs was discovered in southwestern Madagascar’s Ranobe forest, WWF said. Last year during a night survey monitoring biodiversity along the gallery forest of ...

Madagascar is home to an extraordinary level of endemic biodiversity, but quantifying this is complicated by cryptic diversity among some genera such as mouse lemurs (genus Microcebus).

Illustration image from Pixabay With few other competing mammals, these early lemurs evolved into a wide range of forms, from the teacup-sized mouse lemur to the giant sloth lemur. Many of these ...

In addition to ring-tailed lemurs, the reserve is home to: Lepilemur leucopus: the White-footed sportive lemur Propithecus verreauxi: Verreaux’s sifaka Microcebus griseorufus: the gray brown mouse ...