Golden-brown mouse lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the golden-brown mouse lemur lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Microcebus ravelobensis
Group	Lemurs
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cheirogaleidae

Where does the golden-brown mouse lemur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the golden-brown mouse lemur in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Madagascar.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the golden-brown mouse lemur endangered?

The golden-brown mouse lemur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the golden-brown mouse lemur?

The golden-brown mouse lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cheirogaleidae, genus Microcebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the golden-brown mouse lemur

The golden-brown mouse lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis), also known as the (Lac) Ravelobe mouse lemur, is part of the Cheirogaleidae family, and the smallest species of lemur. It is arboreal, nocturnal and usually social. It get its name from the color of its body. Like several other mouse lemurs, like the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus), it is a small primate that has a brown dorsal side and a whitish-grey for its ventral side of the body. All lemurs live in Madagascar. This species was discovered in 1994.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Golden-brown mouse lemur (revision 1356978324), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q673062 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).