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Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur

Cheirogalus meduis

Description:

Brown smaller lemur. Long fat tail. Grips branches really well. Likes bananas.

Habitat:

Forests on the Eastern side of Madagascar.

Notes:

Last seen holding onto a branch for dear life.

2 Species ID Suggestions

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago
Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
Cheirogaleus medius Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
Gray Bamboo Lemur
Hapalemur griseus Eastern lesser bamboo lemur


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4 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Wonderful capture!

leosurcouf
leosurcouf 11 years ago

Not a Cheirogalus medius (fat-tailed dwarf lemur) but an happalemur griseus

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Nice.

JosephBullock
JosephBullock 12 years ago

Thanks. I looked through Wild Madagascar's photo's and didn't find a match. There are so many and this one has a lot of fat stored.

JosephBullock
Spotted by
JosephBullock

Madagascar

Spotted on Apr 17, 2010
Submitted on May 2, 2011

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