Madame Berthe's mouse lemur

Distribution

Habitats

The following habitats are found across the Madame Berthe's mouse lemur distribution range. Find out more about these environments, what it takes to live there and what else inhabits them.

Tropical dry forest
Tropical dry forests, in contrast to rainforest, have to survive a long dry season each year, so the predominantly deciduous trees shed their leaves to cope with it. Sunlight can then reach the ground, so the season that's bad for the trees is good for the forest floor.

Behaviours

Discover what these behaviours are and how different plants and animals use them.

• Helpless young
• Tree dweller
• Adapted to climbing
• Hierarchical
• Maternal care
• Social
• Torpor
• Viviparous

About

Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae) or Berthe's mouse lemur is the smallest of the mouse lemurs and the smallest primate in the world; the average body length is 92 millimetres (3.6 in) and seasonal weight is around 30 g (1.1 oz). It is found in the Kirindy Mitea National Park in western Madagascar.

This lemur is named after the conservationist Madame Berthe Rakotosamimanana of Madagascar, the Secretary General of the Groupe d'Etudes et de Recherche des Primates (GERP) from its founding until her death in 2005.

Microcebus berthae has short, dense dorsal pelage that is bicolored cinnamon and yellow ochre. The middorsal stripe is tawny in color. The midventral are of this species is chamois in color while the flanks are a mixture of pale chamois and light pale neutral gray. The dorsal and ventral underfur is neutral blackish neutral gray in color. The tail of this species has short hair that is tawny in color. The crown and ears are tawny in color. The orbits are surrounded by a narrow dark band. The area between the eyes is cinnamon in color. The hands and feet are dull beige in color.

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