Reddish-gray mouse lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the reddish-gray mouse lemur live?

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

The reddish-gray mouse lemur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the reddish-gray mouse lemur?

The reddish-gray mouse lemur (Microcebus griseorufus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cheirogaleidae, genus Microcebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the reddish-gray mouse lemur

The reddish-gray mouse lemur (Microcebus griseorufus) also known as the gray-brown mouse lemur or rufous-gray mouse lemur, is a small, solitary-but-social, nocturnal and omnivorous primate from the Western Madagascar in the region around Beza Mahafaly Reserve, north to Lamboharana. Like the other lemur species, the reddish-grey mouse lemur is endemic to Madagascar. They generally live in the drier regions of the island. It is categorized as least concerned in the IUCN Red List.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Reddish-gray mouse lemur (revision 1377270972), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1543709 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).