Goodman's mouse lemur
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Goodman's mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) is a species of mouse lemur from the region near Andasibe in eastern Madagascar. The species is named in honor of primatologist Steven M. Goodman. "Lehilahytsara" is a combination of the Malagasy words which mean "good" and "man". The finding was presented August 10, 2005, along with the discovery of the northern giant mouse lemur (Mirza zaza) as a separate species.[4]
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Goodman's mouse lemur | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Cheirogaleidae |
Genus: | Microcebus |
Species: | M. lehilahytsara |
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Microcebus lehilahytsara | |
Distribution of M. lehilahytsara[1] |
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In 2005, Goodman was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his discovery and further research in Madagascar.[5]