Status Vulnerable

Population Trend

Decreasing


Type

Mammal


Location(s)

Madagascar


Size

Head and body, 2.25 to 4.75 in; tail, 4.75 in


Weight

1 to 4 oz


Number of Individuals Remaining

7,762 (as of 2012)


Threats

Habitat loss due to slash-and-burn agriculture




Where Joel Photographed the Rufous Mouse Lemur
Tsimbazaza Zoo
Antananarivo, Madagascar



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