Alias:Microcebus margotmarshae,Margot Marsh's Mouse Lemur
Outline:Primates
length:About 8.4 cm
Weight:About 49g
Life:No verification information
IUCN:LC
Margot Marsh's Mouse Lemur (scientific name: Microcebus margotmarshae) is a small lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has no subspecies. Its specific habits are unknown.
The full information of the Magomash dwarf lemur was first collected on May 21, 2006, proposed by Andriantompohavana et al. in 2006, and formally described by E. Lewis, Jr. et al. in 2008. The species was named in memory of Margot Marsh, who made generous lifelong contributions to primate conservation programs in many different countries. After her death in 1995, the Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation was established to continue to support her efforts to protect the future of threatened primates.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2014 ver 3.1 - Endangered (EN).
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