Microcebus tavaratra

Animalia, Cheirogaleidae, VU

Microcebus tavaratra is a relatively large mouse lemur with a head-body length of 12–14 cm, a tail length of 15–16 cm, a total length of 28–29 cm, and a body weight of 45–77 g (Rasoloarison et al., 2000; Andriantompohavana et al., 2006). The dorsal coat is brownish-black with a distinct midline stripe that extends either from the crown or from between the shoulders to the base of the tail. The ventral fur is typically bicolored, a mixture of whitish-beige and gray. The crown and ears are rufous, the region between the eyes is grayish-white, and there are distinct black markings around the anterior portions of the orbits. Although somewhat similar in appearance to M. ravelobensis (known only from the region of Ankarafantsika about 450 km to the southwest), this species is slightly smaller and less robust. \([\dots]\) https://lemursofmadagascar.com

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Current distribution

N. of observation used in the models

  N = 18

  Species distribution area

  SDA = 4 628 km\(^2\)

 

  Model performance

	ROC	OA	TSS
Value	1.00	0.99	0.99

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Climatic niche

Climatic and altitudinal range

 

	temp	prec	tseas	pseas	cwd	foret	alt
Mean	260	1599	1192	108	629	23	119
2.5%	237	1222	902	94	396	0	5
97.5%	268	1786	1389	114	756	99	478

Variable importance

	GAM	RF	MaxE	ANN	mrank	rank
temp	0.77	0.24	0.17	0.66	3.75	3
prec	0.67	0.12	0.43	0.80	4.00	4
tseas	0.97	0.77	0.78	0.91	1.00	1
pseas	0.79	0.20	0.55	0.66	3.00	2
cwd	0.67	0.11	0.17	0.86	4.50	5
foret	0.18	0.21	0.21	0.28	4.75	6

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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	177	-96
2	45	2080	zero	25	-99
3	85	2080	full	0	-100
4	85	2080	zero	0	-100

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