| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | PRIMATES | CHEIROGALEIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Microcebus simmonsi | |||
| Species Authority: | Louis Jr., Coles, Andriantompohavana, Sommer, Engberg, Zaonarivelo, Mayor & Brenneman, 2006 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2008 |
| Assessor/s | Hoffmann, M. |
| Evaluator/s: | Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Listed as Data Deficient as this species is only recently described, and further information is required to determine the taxonomic validity of this species, its limits of distribution, and its population status. |
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| Range Description: | Known only from the regions of Betampona and Zahamena in north-eastern Madagascar; the type locality is at 965 m asl (Louis et al. 2006) |
| Countries: |
Native:
Madagascar
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| Population: | Unknown. Only discovered in 2003. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | An inhabitant of the eastern rainforest. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Unknown. Currently known only from protected areas. |
| Conservation Actions: | Listed on CITES Appendix I. It is currently known only from two strict nature reserves (Betampona and Zahamena) and Zahamena National Park. As of 2007 this species was represented in only a single zoological collection (Tsimbazaza, Madagascar) (Mittermeier et al. 2008). |
| Citation: | Hoffmann, M. 2008. Microcebus simmonsi. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009. |
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