The lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus minusculus), or large iron-gray dwarf lemur, is a small nocturnallemurendemic to Madagascar. It is nocturnal and an arboreal quadruped, and is not very agile. It produces three types of vocalisation: a squeak, which is high in pitch and is produced with the mouth closed, and is used between infants and their mothers; a whistle, which is higher in pitch than the squeak, so it is hard to hear with human ears, and is used as a communicative and possibly territorial call; and a grunt, which is usually given in series and is very powerful, used when an individual is being attacked in its nest.[4]
This species is only known to exist from one museum specimen from Ambositra, north of Fianarantsoa in east-central Madagascar. As of 2010, no studies in the wild have been conducted of the lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur, and it is unknown whether it still survives in this region. There are no reports of it being kept in captivity.[5]
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^ abAndriaholinirina, N.; et al. (2014). "Cheirogaleus minusculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T136800A16111635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T136800A16111635.en. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 112. ISBN0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
lesser, iron, gray, dwarf, lemur, lesser, iron, gray, dwarf, lemur, cheirogaleus, minusculus, large, iron, gray, dwarf, lemur, small, nocturnal, lemur, endemic, madagascar, nocturnal, arboreal, quadruped, very, agile, produces, three, types, vocalisation, sque. The lesser iron gray dwarf lemur Cheirogaleus minusculus or large iron gray dwarf lemur is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar It is nocturnal and an arboreal quadruped and is not very agile It produces three types of vocalisation a squeak which is high in pitch and is produced with the mouth closed and is used between infants and their mothers a whistle which is higher in pitch than the squeak so it is hard to hear with human ears and is used as a communicative and possibly territorial call and a grunt which is usually given in series and is very powerful used when an individual is being attacked in its nest 4 Lesser iron gray dwarf lemurConservation statusData Deficient IUCN 3 1 1 CITES Appendix I CITES 2 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder PrimatesSuborder StrepsirrhiniFamily CheirogaleidaeGenus CheirogaleusSpecies C minusculusBinomial nameCheirogaleus minusculusGroves 2000 3 Lesser iron gray dwarf lemur range 1 This species is only known to exist from one museum specimen from Ambositra north of Fianarantsoa in east central Madagascar As of 2010 no studies in the wild have been conducted of the lesser iron gray dwarf lemur and it is unknown whether it still survives in this region There are no reports of it being kept in captivity 5 References edit a b Andriaholinirina N et al 2014 Cheirogaleus minusculus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014 e T136800A16111635 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2014 1 RLTS T136800A16111635 en Retrieved 2 June 2023 Harcourt C 1990 Thornback J ed Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros The IUCN Red Data Book PDF World Conservation Union ISBN 978 2 88032 957 0 OCLC 28425691 Groves C P 2005 Wilson D E Reeder D M eds Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press p 112 ISBN 0 801 88221 4 OCLC 62265494 Flannery Sean Small Iron gray Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus minusculus www theprimata com Retrieved 2017 03 20 Cheirogaleus minusculus Groves 2000 Lemurs of Madagascar lemursofmadagascar com Archived from the original on 2016 09 24 Retrieved 2017 03 20 nbsp This lemur related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lesser iron gray dwarf lemur amp oldid 1158240828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
