Bongolava mouse lemur
The Bongolava mouse lemur (Microcebus bongolavensis) is a species of mouse lemur endemic to Madagascar. It lives in western deciduous forest within a limited range, including Bongolava Forest and Ambodimahabibo Forest between the Sofia River and the Mahajamba River. The Bongolava mouse lemur is one of the larger mouse lemurs. Its head and body measure , and a tail measures and it weights about . In general appearance, the Bongolava mouse lemur looks like Danfoss' mouse lemur or the Golden-brown mouse lemur. The colour of the head can be differential, as ruddy bronze (especially in juveniles) ones were observed. Sometimes only a triangular area above eyes is brown or ruddy. The crown is pale gray. Between the eyes a characteristic white spot can be observed. The dorsum can be orange, maroon or red, sometimes there is an indistinct median darker line. The venter is cream white. The fur is dense but not long. The tail is longer than head and body, colored as the body, but distally it has longer and less dense fur. Its white hands and feet are covered by sparse fur too. The species was described by Olivieri et al., 2007. The type locality is Madagascar, province