Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur

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Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Allocebus
Petter-Rousseaux and Petter, 1967
Species: A. trichotis
Binomial name
Allocebus trichotis
(Günther, 1875)

The Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur (Allocebus trichotis) is a nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is the only member of the genus Allocebus. This species is critically endangered and the population is estimated at 100-1000 individuals. They all live a single location in the northeastern part of the country.[2]

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  1. ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 111. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ a b Ganzhorn et al (2000). Allocebus trichotis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is endangered and the criteria used