Anosy mouse lemur

The Anosy mouse lemur ( Microcebus tanosi ) is a living in southern Madagascar primate species from the genus of mouse lemurs within the group of lemurs. Type locality and so far only known range of the species described in 2013 are the highly deforested Manantantelywald and less destroyed Ivoronawald in the region Anosy. The Style epithet tanosi is derived from the Malagasy word meaning " from the region Anosy. "

Features

Anosy - mouse lemurs are among the larger members of their species and reach total lengths of 25.5 to 27.5 cm, with a tail length of 11.5 to 15 cm and a weight up to 49 g The animals have on the back side of a dense, long, dark brown fur, a red-brown head, a dull beige to dark gray bottom and a diffuse, dark strip on the center back which extends to the tail. The undercoat of the back side is dark brown, the belly side of Vandyke brown color. The tops of the hands and feet are gray, the dark whiskers. Top of the head and ears are antique brown. Above the nose, between the eyes is a bright spot. The tail is where covered in the specimens from the Manantantelywald with dense short hairs, from the Ivoronawald with long hair. The tail is brownish top, bottom to olivaceous yellow-brown.

The type specimen has a length of 27.5 cm with a head-body length of 12.5 cm and a weight of 49 g The hind foot is 3.3 cm long, 2 cm ear. The skull is 3.44 inches long, 1.63 inches high and 2.06 inches wide (from cheekbone to cheekbone ). The incisors have a height of 2.23 mm, the molars are 1.8 mm high.