Microcebus jollyae, Louis et al., 2006

Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands & Don E. Wilson, 2013, Cheirogaleidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 3 Primates, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 28-65 : 55-56

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Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Microcebus jollyae

French: Microcébe de Jolly / German: Jolly-Mausmaki / Spanish: Lémur raton de Jolly

Taxonomy. Microcebus jollyae Louis et al., 2006 ,

Madagascar, province of Fianarantsoa, Kianjavato (c.21° 23’ S, 47° 52’ E).

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. SE coastal Madagascar, known only from its type locality at Kianjavato, just S of the Mananjary River, and from nearby Mananjary to the NE; it may also be found just S of the Mananara River N to the N bank of the Mananjary River.

Descriptive notes. Head-body c.13 cm, tail ¢.12 cm; weight 49 g. The dorsal coat of Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is a uniform reddish-brown on the body and head. There are small white patches on the rostrum and under the mandible, the latter blending with the gray ventral coat.

Habitat. Lowland coastal rainforest.

Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but undoubtedly fruits and insects are eaten, and possibly other items identified in the diets of other members of the genus.

Breeding. There is no information available for this species.

Activity patterns. Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is nocturnal and arboreal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.

Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix I. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. However, at the IUCN/SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, Jolly’s Mouse Lemur was assessed as endangered due to its small extent of occurrence and ongoing decline. Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is not known to occur in any protected areas, but it may be found in Manombo Special Reserve. It is present in the Kianjavato Classified Forest, which offers some degree of protection. No estimates of population size are available.

Bibliography. Louis, Coles et al. (2006), Louis, Engberg et al. (2008), Mittermeier et al. (2010).

Figures

1. Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus), 2. Gray-brown Mouse Lemur (Microcebus griseorufus), 3. Madame Berthe’s Mouse Lemur (Microcebus berthae), 4. Peters’s Mouse Lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), 5. Golden-brown Mouse Lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis), 6. Bongolava Mouse Lemur (Microcebus bongolavensis), 7. Ambarijeby Mouse Lemur (Microcebus danfossi), 8. Margot Marsh’s Mouse Lemur (Mucrocebus margotmarshae), 9. Sambirano Mouse Lemur (Microcebus sambiranensis), 10. Nosy Be Mouse Lemur (Microcebus mamaratra), 11. Tavaratra Mouse Lemur (Microcebus tavaratra), 12. Montagne d’Ambre Mouse Lemur (Microcebus arnholdi), 13. Rufous Mouse Lemur (Mucrocebus rufus), 14. Jolly’s Mouse Lemur (Microcebus jollyae), 15. Gerp’s Mouse Lemur (Microcebus gerpi), 16. Goodman’s Mouse Lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara), 17. Simmons’s Mouse Lemur (Microcebus simmonsi), 18. Anjiahely Mouse Lemur (Mucrocebus macarthuri), 19. Mittermeier’s Mouse Lemur (Microcebus mittermeieri)

Distribution. SE coastal Madagascar, known only from its type locality at Kianjavato, just S of the Mananjary River, and from nearby Mananjary to the NE; it may also be found just S of the Mananara River N to the N bank of the Mananjary River.