Description
Deutsch: Zwerg-Mausmaki (Microcebus myoxinus)
Date 10 February 2008
Source Own work
Author Bikeadventure at German Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bikeadventure
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microcebus_myoxinus.jpg

Pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), also known as Peters' mouse lemur or dormouse lemur, is a primate weighing only 43–55 g (1.5–1.9 oz); it is the second smallest of the mouse lemurs. Its dorsal side is a rufous-brown colour, and creamy-white ventrally. It lives in dry deciduous forests. The lemur rests during the day, and it has a tendency to sleep in the open, which increases the risk of predation; although this danger is somewhat mitigated by sleeping alone. It can also use the abandoned nests of the Coquerel's giant mouse lemur (Mirza coquereli). Order: Primates, Suborder: Strepsirrhini, Family: Cheirogaleidae.