Geoffroy's dwarf lemur

(Cheirogaleus major)

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Description

Measure approximately 25 cm in length,at least as many as tail (which is usually longer than the body of at least 3 cm);the weight can reach half a kg in periods of plenty of food,when rudimentary fat deposits at the base of the tail begin to form.The body is blackish with orange hues: the chest,the throat and the lower part of the snout are white.He has black circles around his eyes;the ears are also black.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Primates
Family:Cheirogaleidae
Genus:Cheirogaleus
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