Description
English: Mirza zaza, the newly described species of giant mouse lemur, old banana plantation behind Benavony, Madagascar, April 2006
Date 15 April 2006, 06:42:32
Source Own work
Author Russell Mittermeier
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mirza_zaza,_Madagascar,_April_2006.jpg

The northern giant mouse lemur (Mirza zaza), or northern dwarf lemur, is a species of lemur discovered in 2005. Previously, both populations of giant mouse lemurs were believed to belong to one species. The northern giant mouse lemurs are small nocturnal lemurs endemic to Madagascar. They weigh about 300 grams (11 oz), and have long, bushy tails and relatively small ears. Their large testicles are an indication of their promiscuous copulation system. These lemurs have been found to use communal sleeping nests including multiple males, which is an uncommon behaviour in lemurs. Order: Primates, Suborder: Strepsirrhini, Family: Cheirogaleidae.