Microcebus griseorufus

TAXONOMIE

Kingdom :

Phylum :

ANIMALIA

Class :

CHORDATA

Order :

MAMMALIA

Family :

Genus :

CHEIROGALEIDAE

PRIMATES

Scientif Name :

Microcebus

Malagasy Vernacular Name :

Microcebus griseorufus

Pondiky | Tsidy

English Vernacular Name :

Gray-brown Mouse Lemur | Reddish-gray Mouse Lemur | Rufous-gray Mouse

French Vernacular Name :

Microcèbe gris-roux

Germany Vernacular Name :

Graubrauner Mausmaki

MORPHOLOGIE

Length and weight :

Head-body length=12-13 cm | Tail length=14-15 cm | Total length=26-28 cm | Weight=46- 79 kg

Length and weight source :

Rasoloarison et al., 2000

Color (EN) :

The pelage consist of various shades of gray dorsally | with a cinnamon brown middorsal stripe that begins at the crown or shoulders and runs to the end of the tail.Ventrally the anterior two-thirds of the pelage is grayish white | whereas the posterior third merges toward a bicolored light gray-white and a pale neutral gray.The head has a distinct pale neutral gray patch above the nose with cinnamon surrounding much of the eyes.The crown is clay-colored | and the ears are a light neutral gray.The upper surface of the tail is cinnamon | whereas two-thirds of the lower portion of the tail is grayish beige and the distal third is cinnamon with faint brownish black streaks.The fur at the base of the tail is short and dense | becoming feathery toward the tip.The pelage on the the hands and feet is grayish white

Color (FR) :

le manteau dorsal est gris clair parcouru en son milieu par une raie couleur cannelle qui part soit de la couronne soit des épaules et va jusqu'à l'extrémité de la queue | celle-ci est principalement cannelle sur le dessus et beige en dessous | la partie antérieur du manteau dorsal est gris clair tandis que la partie postérieure tend davantage vers le gris

Color source :

Rasoloarison et al.2000