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Gray Mouse Lemur
Conservation status: Lower risk (lc)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirhini
Family: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Microcebus
Species: M. murinus
Binomial name
Microcebus murinus
(J.F. Miller, 1777)
Synonyms
Lemur murinus J.F. Miller, 1777
Prosimia minima Boddaert, 1785
Lemur prehensilis Kerr, 1792
Lemur pusillus E. Geoffroy, 1795
Galago madagariensis E. Geoffroy, 1812
Cheirogaleus minor E. Geoffroy, 1812
Myscebus palmarum Lesson, 1840
Microcebus rufus Wagner, 1840
Chirogaleus gliroides Grandidier, 1868
M[icrocebus minor griseorufus Kollman, 1910

The Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) is, by far one of the smallest of all the primates, smaller even than the Pygmy Marmoset, which is the smallest monkey. Its dorsal side is gray with various reddish tones, while white ventrally. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Jump to: navigation, search Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Jump to: navigation, search Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Placentalia Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Creodonta (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Primates Proboscidea Rodentia Scandentia Sirenia Tubulidentata Xenarthra Subclass Marsupialia Dasyuromorphia... Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. ... Families Cheirogaleidae Lemuridae Megaladapidae Indridae Daubentoniidae (Aye-aye) Loridae Galagonidae The Strepsirrhini clade is one of the two suborders of primates. ... Genera Cheirogaleus Microcebus Mirza Allocebus Phaner Cheirogaleidae is the family strepsirrhine primates that contains the various dwarf lemurs and mouse-lemurs. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... John Frederick Miller (1759 - 1796) was an English illustrator, mainly of botanical subjects. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... In scientific classification, synonymy is the existence of multiple systematic names to label the same organism. ... Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. ... Binomial name Callithrix (Cebuella) pygmaea Spix, 1823 The Pygmy Marmoset (Callithrix (Cebuella) pygmaea) is a monkey native to the rainforest canopies of western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cynomolgus Monkey at Batu Caves, Malaysia Monkeys, Mori Sosen (1749-1821) A monkey is any member of two of the three groupings of simian primates. ... The word gray is also spelled grey: see Grey for topics with this spelling. ... White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ...


It can be found in the damp woodlands of the west, south and southwest coasts of Madagascar. The Gray Mouse Lemur ranges from 10-14 cm, excluding a 10-15 cm tail. It weighs 40 - 70g depending on the season. A coastal image featured on a United States postal stamp. ... The word tail in the English language has a number of meanings: Tail (anatomy) is used to describe the rear end of an animals body, especially when it forms a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk; Tail can describe anything like an animals tail in form or position...


This is a nocturnal animal which sleeps in groups low in the trees. It forages alone, feeding on fruits, flowers, insects and small animals. A nocturnal animal is one that sleeps during the day and is active at night - the opposite of the human (diurnal) schedule. ... Jump to: navigation, search The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fruit stall in Barcelona, Catalonia. ... // Flower Anatomy Flowering plants are heterosporangiate (producing two types of reproductive spores) and the pollen (male spores) and ovules (female spores) are produced in different organs, but these are together in a bisporangiate strobilus that is the typical flower. ... Jump to: navigation, search Classes & Orders Subclass: Apterygota Orders Archaeognatha (Bristletails) Thysanura (Silverfish) Monura - extinct Subclass: Pterygota Orders Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Infraclass: Neoptera Orders Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (walking... Jump to: navigation, search Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ...


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Mouse Lemur - MSN Encarta (488 words)
Mouse Lemur, four species of small lemurs, primitive primates found on the island of Madagascar: the gray lesser mouse lemur, the brown lesser mouse lemur, the pygmy mouse lemur, and Coquerel’s mouse lemur.
Mouse lemurs supplement their diet of fruits, flowers, and leaves mostly with insects, but they sometimes eat small frogs, birds, lizards, and bird eggs.
The pygmy mouse lemur is classified as Microcebus myoxinus, the gray lesser mouse lemur as Microcebus murinus, the brown lesser mouse lemur as Microcebus rufus, and Coquerel’s mouse lemur as Mirza coquereli.
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