Microcebus bongolavensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	CHEIROGALEIDAE

Scientific Name:

Microcebus bongolavensis

Species Authority:

Olivieri, Zimmermann, Randrianambinina, Rassoloharijaona, Rakotondravony <i>et al</i>., 2006

Common Name/s:

English

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Bongolava Mouse Lemur

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Hoffmann, M.
Reviewer/s:	Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
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.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Known only from three small forest fragments in the area around Port-Bergé, between the rivers Mahajamba and Sofia in north-western Madagascar (Olivieri et al. 2006). Prior to recent taxonomic revisions, the mouse lemurs in this region were assumed to be M. ravelobensis.
Countries:	Native: Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population:	Unknown.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Inhabits the western deciduous forest of Madagascar.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Unknown. The area where it occurs is quite difficult to access.

Major Threat(s):

Unknown. The area where it occurs is quite difficult to access.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is listed on CITES Appendix I. Possibly present in the Bongolava Classified Forest (Mittermeier et al. 2008). Further surveys are needed to determine the full extent of its range and population status, and to confirm the taxonomic distinctiveness of this taxon.

Conservation Actions:

It is listed on CITES Appendix I. Possibly present in the Bongolava Classified Forest (Mittermeier et al. 2008). Further surveys are needed to determine the full extent of its range and population status, and to confirm the taxonomic distinctiveness of this taxon.

Citation:	Hoffmann, M. 2008. Microcebus bongolavensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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