Listen to the gray mouse lemur
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About the gray mouse lemur
The gray mouse lemur is a mammal in the family Cheirogaleidae (order Primates). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the gray mouse lemur sound like?
Mammals produce sound with their larynx, from deep roars and rumbles to squeaks, barks, howls and – in bats, whales and dolphins – ultrasonic clicks used for echolocation.
From Wikipedia
The gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), grey mouse lemur or lesser mouse lemur is a small lemur, a type of strepsirrhine primate, found only on the island of Madagascar. Weighing 58 to 67 grams (2.0 to 2.4 oz), it is the largest of the mouse lemurs (genus Microcebus), a group that includes the smallest primates in the world. The species is named for its mouse-like size and coloration and is known locally (in Malagasy) as tsidy, koitsiky, titilivaha, pondiky, and vakiandry. The gray mouse lemur and all other mouse lemurs are considered cryptic species, as they are nearly indistinguishable from each other by appearance. For this reason, the gray mouse lemur was considered the only mouse lemur species for decades until more recent studies began to distinguish between the species.
Frequently asked questions
What does a gray mouse lemur sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the gray mouse lemur on this page. Mammals produce sound with their larynx, from deep roars and rumbles to squeaks, barks, howls and – in bats, whales and dolphins – ultrasonic clicks used for echolocation.
Is the gray mouse lemur endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the gray mouse lemur as “least concern”.
What family does the gray mouse lemur belong to?
The gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) belongs to the family Cheirogaleidae in the order Primates.
Sources & credits
- Microcebus murinus vocalization 001 by Chris Mercer – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Microcebus murinus vocalization 002 by Chris Mercer – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q876491 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Gray mouse lemur – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Arjan Haverkamp – CC BY 2.0