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Gerp's mouse lemur

Microcebus gerpi Radespiel, Ratsimbazafy, Rasoloharijaona, Raveloson, Andriaholinirina, Rakotondravony et al., 2011

Status not recordedprimates

The gerp's mouse lemur (Microcebus gerpi) is a species in the family Cheirogaleidae, order Primates.

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Quick facts about the gerp's mouse lemur

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gerp's mouse lemur live?

Not recorded

Is the gerp's mouse lemur endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gerp's mouse lemur classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCheirogaleidae
  6. genusMicrocebus
  7. SpeciesMicrocebus gerpi Radespiel, Ratsimbazafy, Rasoloharijaona, Raveloson, Andriaholinirina, Rakotondravony et al., 2011
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • ليمور جرب الفأريArabic
  • Gerps MausmakiGerman
  • Lémur Ratón de AmbaladeSpanish
  • Microcèbe de GerpFrench
  • Microcebo del GERPItalian
  • ガープネズミキツネザルJapanese
  • Gerps MuismakiDutch
  • mikrusek długoogonowyPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gerp's mouse lemur

Other species in the same genus Microcebus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gerp's mouse lemur?

The gerp's mouse lemur (Microcebus gerpi) belongs to the family Cheirogaleidae in the order Primates.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gerp's mouse lemur (Microcebus gerpi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gerps-mouse-lemur

MLA

“Gerp's mouse lemur (Microcebus gerpi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gerps-mouse-lemur.

BibTeX
@misc{gerps_mouse_lemur_2026,
  title = {Gerp's mouse lemur (Microcebus gerpi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gerps-mouse-lemur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}