Microcebus berthae is the smallest of the mouse lemurs and very likely the smallest primate in the world. It has a head-body length of 9–9.5 cm, a tail length of 13–14 cm, a total length of 22–23 cm, and it weighs only about 30 g (Rasoloarison et al., 2000). The dorsal coat is rufous with a distinct, darker midline stripe that extends from just behind the shoulders to the tip of the tail. The fur of the head is brighter than that of the back. The ventral coat is pale yellow-brown to pale gray in color. A dull white patch occurs above the nose, the region around the eyes is cinnamon, and the crown and ears are tawny. The ears are very short and the orbits are surrounded by a narrow black band. The furred portions of the hands and feet are dull beige. This species can be confused with the sympatric gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), which is only a little larger, and especially with young M. murinus, which are sometimes “parked” by their mothers. \([\dots]\) https://lemursofmadagascar.com
Microcebus berthae
Animalia, Cheirogaleidae, EN
Current distribution
N. of observation
N = 4
The number of observations for this species was unfortunately too low to run our models. It requires more than 10 individuals to obtain meaningfull results with the models.