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 9.2 cm (3.6 in) and seasonal weight is around 30 g (1.1 oz).[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cheirogaleidae |
| Genus: | Microcebus |
| Species: | M. berthae
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| Microcebus berthae Rasoloarison et al., 2000[3]
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This primate was found in 1992 in the dry Kirindy Forest in western Madagascar.[6] After its discovery genetic studies showed it was as a new species, M. berthae.[7]
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.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andriaholinirina, N.. 'Microcebus berthae'. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014 (2014). p. e.T41573A16112746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T41573A16112746.en.
- ↑ Checklist of CITES Species. CITESUNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ Groves, Colin. Mammal Species of the World (16 November 2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. {{{pages}}}. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Gron KJ. 2009. Primate factsheets: Mouse lemur (Microcebus) Taxonomy, morphology, & ecology.
- ↑ Rakotondranary, S. J.. Distribution and morphological variation of Microcebus spp. Along an Environmental Gradient in Southeastern Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 32 (5) (2011). p. 1037. doi:10.1007/s10764-011-9521-z.
- ↑ Mittermeier, R.A.. Lemurs of Madagascar (2006)Conservation International. p. 104–107. ISBN 978-1-881173-88-5.
- ↑ Dammhahn M.. Small-scale coexistence of two mouse lemur species (Microcebus berthae and M. Murinus) within a homogeneous competitive environment. Oecologia 157 (3) (2008). p. 473–83. doi:10.1007/s00442-008-1079-x.
- ↑ Gould, Lisa. Lemurs: ecology and adaptation (2006)University of Chicago. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-387-34586-4.