Coquerel's giant mouse lemur
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Coquerel's giant mouse lemur, also known as Coquerel's dwarf lemur or the southern giant mouse lemur, is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. This species can be found in parts of the Madaga
Coquerel's Giant Mouse Lemur
Giant mouse lemur
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The giant mouse lemurs are members of the strepsirrhine primate genus Mirza. Two species have been formally described; the northern giant mouse lemur and Coquerel's giant mouse lemur. Like all other l
Coquerel's giant mouse lemur
…heavily preyed upon by owls. Coquerel's giant mouse lemur was named after the French entomologist Charles Coquerel. It was the only member of the genus Mirza until 2005, when a second species, the northern giant mouse lemur (M. zaza) was described. Media related to Coquerel's dwarf lemur at Wikimedia Commons…
Mirza zaza, Madagascar, April 2006
The giant mouse lemur described by Schlegel and Pollen in 1868 (illustrated above) was considered synonymous with the species described by Grandidier (1867), but was shown to be a distinct species in 2005.
Coquerel's giant mouse lemur can be found at Tsingy de Namoroka National Park.
Measurements are taken on a northern giant mouse lemur of its testicle size, which relative to its body size is the largest among living primates.