COQUEREL'S MOUSE LEMURMirza coquereliMammalOrder PrimateDescription Head and body length is about 7-10 in., tail is 10-11 in., and weight is 12 ounces. The upper parts are dark gray washed with rufous (reddish brown), being darkest along the midline: many of the hairs have golden tips, thereby producing an olive-brown effect. The underparts are yellowish gray. Facial markings are indistinct or absent. The ears are long and hairless. Soft fur, short snout, rounded skull, prominent eyes and ears, and long hind limbs and tail. Range northwest and west-central coasts of Madagascar.
Designated as rare by the IUCN and endangered by the USDI and is on appendix one of C.I.T.E.S. It is threatened by a long term drying trend in the climate and by human destruction of forest. Photo by Greg Neise |
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