Sibree's dwarf lemur

Weight

420.1 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

13.4 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

Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The sibree's dwarf lemur is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely 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 sibreei (Forsyth Major, 1896)

Synonyms Chirogale sibreei

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

VU, Vulnerable

Fat-tailed dwarf lemur

Cheirogaleus medius

Cheirogaleidae

VU, Vulnerable

Greater dwarf lemur

Cheirogaleus major

Cheirogaleidae

VU, Vulnerable

Furry-eared dwarf lemur

Cheirogaleus crossleyi

Cheirogaleidae

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

CompareSibree's dwarf lemur vs Fat-tailed dwarf lemurSibree's dwarf lemur vs Greater dwarf lemurSibree's dwarf lemur vs Furry-eared dwarf lemurSibree's dwarf lemur vs Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur

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@misc{sibrees_dwarf_lemur_2026,
  title = {Sibree's dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus sibreei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sibrees-dwarf-lemur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}