genus
Microcebus
Microcebus is a genus in the family Cheirogaleidae. This database currently files 25 species under it, 6 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 25
- Threatened
- 6
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 20%
- Weight range
- 30 g – 70.2 g
Best-known members of Microcebus
Ranked by popularity score.
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
Goodman's mouse lemur
Microcebus lehilahytsara
Sambirano mouse lemur
Microcebus sambiranensis
How threatened is Microcebus?
8 of 25 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 13% |
| ENEndangered | 1 | 13% |
| VUVulnerable | 4 | 50% |
| LCLeast Concern | 2 | 25% |
All species in Microcebus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray mouse lemur | Microcebus murinus | Cheirogaleidae | Least Concern | 69 g | Not recorded |
| Madame Berthe's mouse lemur | Microcebus berthae | Cheirogaleidae | Critically Endangered | 33.5 g | Not recorded |
| Pygmy mouse lemur | Microcebus myoxinus | Cheirogaleidae | Vulnerable | 30 g | Not recorded |
| Brown mouse lemur | Microcebus rufus | Cheirogaleidae | Vulnerable | 42.5 g | Not recorded |
| Gerp's mouse lemur | Microcebus gerpi | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Reddish-gray mouse lemur | Microcebus griseorufus | Cheirogaleidae | Least Concern | 70.2 g | Not recorded |
| Goodman's mouse lemur | Microcebus lehilahytsara | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sambirano mouse lemur | Microcebus sambiranensis | Cheirogaleidae | Endangered | 49.1 g | Not recorded |
| Bongolava mouse lemur | Microcebus bongolavensis | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Danfoss' mouse lemur | Microcebus danfossi | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Northern rufous mouse lemur | Microcebus tavaratra | Cheirogaleidae | Vulnerable | 68 g | Not recorded |
| Jolly's mouse lemur | Microcebus jollyae | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Nosy be mouse lemur | Microcebus mamiratra | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Golden-brown mouse lemur | Microcebus ravelobensis | Cheirogaleidae | Vulnerable | 55 g | Not recorded |
| Anjiahely mouse lemur | Microcebus macarthurii | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Arnhold's mouse lemur | Microcebus arnholdi | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Antafondro mouse lemur | Microcebus margotmarshae | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Simmons' mouse lemur | Microcebus simmonsi | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Marohita mouse lemur | Microcebus marohita | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Anosi mouse lemur | Microcebus tanosi | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ganzhorn's mouse lemur | Microcebus ganzhorni | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bemnasy mouse lemur | Microcebus manitatra | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bohara mouse lemur | Microcebus boraha | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Jonah's mouse lemur | Microcebus jonahi | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microcebus kerimi | Cheirogaleidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |