Microcebus rufus

(Lesson, 1840), Animalia, Cheirogaleidae, VU

Microcebus rufus is a relatively small mouse lemur with a head-body length of 12 cm, a tail length of 10.9–12.5 cm, a total length of 22.5–24.9 cm, and a weight of 39.5–47.9 g (Kappeler, 1991; Atsalis, 1999b; Louis et al., 2006a). The head and forelimbs are reddish- brown, blending into a grayish-brown dorsum and tail, and the underside is grayish-white. A black midline stripe runs the length of the back. The face sports a conspicuous white rostral patch that does not extend past the level of the eyes (Tattersall, 1982). The nose is slightly less prominent than in Microcebus murinus. Petter et al. (1977) noted geographic variation in morphology (especially ear size) throughout the range of this species, and Groves (2001) suggested that northern specimens were darker and shorter-tailed than those from the south. \([\dots]\) https://lemursofmadagascar.com

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Current distribution

N. of observation used in the models

  N = 148

  Species distribution area

  SDA = 84 533 km\(^2\)

 

  Model performance

	ROC	OA	TSS
Value	0.99	0.85	0.82

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Climatic niche

Climatic and altitudinal range

 

	temp	prec	tseas	pseas	cwd	foret	alt
Mean	208	1829	2336	71	83	53	713
2.5%	155	1154	1398	41	0	0	10
97.5%	253	2871	2738	104	381	100	1796

Variable importance

	GLM	GAM	RF	MaxE	ANN	mrank	rank
temp	0.02	0.03	0.23	0.01	0.56	4.40	5
prec	0.00	0.03	0.43	0.04	0.05	5.00	6
tseas	0.12	0.23	0.31	0.08	0.22	3.40	3
pseas	0.00	0.10	0.30	0.01	0.74	4.20	4
cwd	0.97	1.00	0.56	0.90	0.21	2.00	2
foret	0.25	0.24	0.64	0.53	0.46	2.00	2

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Vulnerability to climate change

Full dispersal

  RCP : 85, Year : 2080

 

Zero dispersal

  RCP : 85, Year : 2080

 

Scenarios

	RCP	Year	Disp	Area	Change
1	45	2080	full	90 099	7
2	45	2080	zero	68 270	-19
3	85	2080	full	62 815	-26
4	85	2080	zero	47 978	-43

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