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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. The fat-tailed dwarf lemur is 8–9 in (200–230 mm) long from its head to the end of its torso, with an 8–11 in (200–280 mm) tail extending beyond that. It weighs 4 ...
Some species, such as the lesser dwarf lemur, store fat at the hind legs and the base of the tail, and hibernate. Unlike lemurids , they have long upper incisors , although they do have the comb-like teeth typical of all strepsirhines.
Animal physiologist Kathrin Dausmann of Philipps University of Marburg, Germany, and coworkers presented evidence in a 2004 edition of Nature that the Malagasy fat-tailed dwarf lemur hibernates or aestivates in a small tree hole for seven months of the year. [18]
While hibernation has long been studied in rodents (namely ground squirrels), no primate or tropical mammal was known to hibernate until the discovery of hibernation in the fat-tailed dwarf lemur of Madagascar, which hibernates in tree holes for seven months of the year. [17]
Where Do Ring-Tailed Lemurs Live? Apart from zoos, the only place you can see a ring-tailed lemur is in southern Madagascar, a large island off the southeast coast of Africa.Scientists believe the ...
Allocebus trichotis (Günther, 1875) - hairy-eared dwarf lemur; Mirza (Gray, 1870) - giant mouse lemurs. Mirza zaza (Kappeler & Roos, 2005) - northern giant mouse lemur; Mirza coquereli (A. Grandidier, 1867) - southern giant mouse lemur; Microcebus (É. Geoffroy, 1834) - lesser mouse lemurs. Microcebus lehilahytsara (Roos & Kappeler, 2005 ...
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Ankarana dwarf lemur. C. shethi Frasier et al., 2016: Northern Madagascar Size: 16–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus about 18 cm (7 in) tail [9] Habitat: Forest and shrubland [10] Diet: Fruit [10] EN Unknown [10] Fat-tailed dwarf lemur. C. medius Geoffroy, 1812: Southern, western, and northern Madagascar