Goodman's mouse lemur
Microcebus lehilahytsara Roos & Kappeler in Kappeler, Rasoloarison, Razafimanantsoa, Walter & Roos, 2005
Status not recordedprimates
The goodman's mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) is a species in the family Cheirogaleidae, order Primates.
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Quick facts about the goodman's mouse lemur
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the goodman's mouse lemur live?
Not recorded
Is the goodman'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 goodman's mouse lemur classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderPrimates
- familyCheirogaleidae
- genusMicrocebus
- SpeciesMicrocebus lehilahytsara Roos & Kappeler in Kappeler, Rasoloarison, Razafimanantsoa, Walter & Roos, 2005
Synonyms Microcebus mittermeieri
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- Mittermeier's mouse lemurEnglish
- ليمور جودمان الفأريArabic
- maki GoodmanůvCzech
- Goodman-MausmakiGerman
- Ποντικολεμούριος του GoodmanGreek
- Lémur Ratón de GoodmanSpanish
- Microcèbe de GoodmanFrench
- Goodman-egérmakiHungarian
- Microcebo di GoodmanItalian
- グッドマンネズミキツネザルJapanese
- TsidyMalagasy
- Goodmans MuismakiDutch
- mikrusek miedzianyPolish
- Мышиный лемур ГудманаRussian
- Goodmans muslemurSwedish
- ليمور ميترمير الفأريArabic
- Goodmann-MausmakiGerman
- Goodman’s MausmakiGerman
- MittermeiermausmakiGerman
- Microcèbe de MittermeierFrench
- Lemure nano di GoodmanItalian
- Lemure pigmeo di GoodmanItalian
- Microcebo di MittermeierItalian
- ミッターマイヤーネズミキツネザルJapanese
- Mittermeier's MuismakiDutch
- mikrusek kasztanowatyPolish
Relatives of the goodman's mouse lemur
Other species in the same genus Microcebus.

Gray mouse lemur
Microcebus murinus

Madame Berthe's mouse lemur
Microcebus berthae

Pygmy mouse lemur
Microcebus myoxinus

Brown mouse lemur
Microcebus rufus
Gerp's mouse lemur
Microcebus gerpi

Reddish-gray mouse lemur
Microcebus griseorufus
CompareGoodman's mouse lemur vs Gray mouse lemurGoodman's mouse lemur vs Madame Berthe's mouse lemurGoodman's mouse lemur vs Pygmy mouse lemurGoodman's mouse lemur vs Brown mouse lemur
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the goodman's mouse lemur?
The goodman's mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) belongs to the family Cheirogaleidae in the order Primates.
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