Mirza zaza is the smaller of the two species currently recognized in this genus. Based on specimens from Ambato, it has a head-body length of about 27 cm, a tail length of 27–28 cm, a total length of 54–55 cm, and a body weight of 287–299 g (Kappeler et al., 2005). The dorsal coat is grayish-brown and the hairs are short. The ventral coat is gray. The hindlimbs are slightly longer than the forelimbs, and the tail is bushy and darker towards the tip. The ears are shorter than those of Mirza coquereli and are rounded. Larger ears and quadrupedal locomotion help to distinguish M. zaza from Cheirogaleus medius, which has more concealed ears and is slower moving. It can also be distinguished from sympatric Microcebus species by its much larger size and very distinctive ears, and from sympatric Lepilemur by its much smaller size, prominent ears, and more rapid quadrupedal movements, Lepilemur usually being far more sedentary and a vertical clinger and leaper. \([\dots]\) https://lemursofmadagascar.com
Mirza zaza
Animalia, Cheirogaleidae, EN
Current distribution
N. of observation
N = 9
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.