Coquerel's giant mouse lemur

Coquerel's giant mouse lemur
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	Cheirogaleidae
Genus:	Mirza
Species:	M. coquereli
Binomial name
Mirza coquereli A. Grandidier, 1867[3]
Coquerel's giant mouse lemur range[1]

Coquerel's giant mouse lemur (Mirza coquereli), also known as Coquerel's dwarf lemur or the southern giant mouse lemur, is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. This species can be found in parts of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests.

Behaviour

This lemur is active throughout the year; unlike mouse lemurs (Microcebus), it does not hibernate. It feeds on the larvae of hemiptera (the true bugs) to sustain itself. It is an arboreal species, and feeds on fruit, flowers, and small animals such as insects and spiders. Coquerel's giant mouse lemur is heavily preyed upon by owls.

Taxonomy

Coquerel's giant mouse lemur was named after the French entomologist Charles Coquerel. It was the only member of the genus Mirza until 2005, when a second species, the northern giant mouse lemur (M. zaza) was described.

References

1. LaFleur, M. (2020). "Mirza coquereli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13584A115567718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T13584A115567718.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
3. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 113. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.

External links

• Media related to Coquerel's dwarf lemur at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Coquerel's dwarf lemur at Wikispecies
• ARKive - images and movies of the Coquerel's mouse lemur (Mirza coquereli)