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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.
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
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.
The dwarf lemurs are the lemurs of the genus Cheirogaleus. All of the species in this genus, like all other lemurs, ... Fat-tailed dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus medius;
C. andysabini (Montagne d'Ambre dwarf lemur) C. crossleyi (Furry-eared dwarf lemur) C. grovesi (Groves' dwarf lemur, pictured) C. lavasoensis (Lavasoa dwarf lemur) C. major (Greater dwarf lemur) C. medius (Fat-tailed dwarf lemur) C. minusculus (Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur) C. shethi (Ankarana dwarf lemur) C. sibreei (Sibree's dwarf lemur)
Fork-marked lemurs were called "fork-marked dwarf lemurs" by Henry Ogg Forbes in 1894 and "fork-crowned mouse lemur" by English missionary and naturalist James Sibree in 1895. Literature searches by Dunkel et al. also uncovered other names, such as "fork-lined lemur" and "squirrel lemur", during the early 1900s. By the 1970s, reference to dwarf ...
Although there are more than 100 species of lemurs, the ring-tailed lemur is arguably the most well-known thanks to King Julien in the hit children’s film Madagascar. His need to “move it ...
Pygmy mouse lemur; Red-fronted brown lemur; Red-tailed sportive lemur; Verreaux's sifaka; The Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae) is a diminutive, shy and nocturnal primate. This lemur is the smallest primate in the world (Gron 2009). The red-tailed sportive lemur is also present in the forest, a nocturnal lemur that weighs, on ...