Goodman's mouse lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Goodman's mouse lemur lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Goodman's mouse lemur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Goodman's 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 Goodman's mouse lemur endangered?

The Goodman's mouse lemur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Goodman's mouse lemur?

The Goodman's mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cheirogaleidae, genus Microcebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Goodman's mouse lemur

Goodman's mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) is a species of mouse lemur from the region near Andasibe in eastern Madagascar. The species is named in honor of primatologist Steven M. Goodman. "Lehilahytsara" is a combination of the Malagasy words which mean "good" and "man". The finding was presented August 10, 2005, along with the discovery of the northern giant mouse lemur (Mirza zaza) as a separate species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Goodman's mouse lemur (revision 1379639263), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1194860 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).