Bongolava mouse lemur

The Bongolava mouse lemur ( Microcebus bongolavensis ) is a living primate in Madagascar from the kind of mouse lemurs within the group of lemurs. The species was first described in 2007.

Bongolava - mouse lemurs, like all mouse lemurs very small primates with rounded heads. They reach a body length of 12 to 13 centimeters, to which another 15 to 17 centimeters long tail comes. Its weight is 45-63 grams. Her short, dense coat color is predominantly red-brown, the belly is whitish, in some animals the top of the head is colored gray. Between the big eyes a striking white stripe runs.

These primates are located in deciduous forests in north-western Madagascar, including the Bongolava Forest, which it shares its name. Its distribution area is probably between the rivers Mahajamba and Sofia, the exact dimensions are not known.

Also about the lifestyle you know anything yet. Presumably, they are like all mouse lemurs nocturnal tree dwellers that move on all fours or jumping through the branches and omnivores (mainly fruits and insects) are. Due to the inaccuracies of the range of is also not possible to specify the degree of danger, the IUCN lists the species under "too little data available " ( data deficient ).