Furry-eared dwarf lemur

Weight

420.1 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

11.7 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

15 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

70.8 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

2.26src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

13.8 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Arborealsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The furry-eared dwarf lemur is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderPrimates
5. familyCheirogaleidae
6. genusCheirogaleus
7. SpeciesCheirogaleus crossleyi A. Grandidier, 1870

Synonyms Cheirogaleus melanotis, Chirogale melanotis, Chirogalus crossleyi

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

VU, Vulnerable

Fat-tailed dwarf lemur

Cheirogaleus medius

Cheirogaleidae

VU, Vulnerable

Greater dwarf lemur

Cheirogaleus major

Cheirogaleidae

CR, Critically Endangered

S

Sibree's dwarf lemur

Cheirogaleus sibreei

CheirogaleidaeNo free photo yet

DD, Data Deficient

L

Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur

Cheirogaleus minusculus

CheirogaleidaeNo free photo yet

L

Lavasoa dwarf lemur

Cheirogaleus lavasoensis

CheirogaleidaeNo free photo yet

A

Andy Sabin's dwarf lemur

Cheirogaleus andysabini

CheirogaleidaeNo free photo yet

CompareFurry-eared dwarf lemur vs Fat-tailed dwarf lemurFurry-eared dwarf lemur vs Greater dwarf lemurFurry-eared dwarf lemur vs Sibree's dwarf lemurFurry-eared dwarf lemur vs Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur

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  title = {Furry-eared dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus crossleyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/furry-eared-dwarf-lemur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}