Golden-brown Mouse Lemur
Microcebus ravelobensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCheirogaleidae (Dwarf and Mouse Lemurs)
- GenusMicrocebus (Mouse Lemurs)
- SpeciesMicrocebus ravelobensis (Golden-brown Mouse Lemur)
The golden-brown mouse lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis), also known as the (Lac) Ravelobe mouse lemur, is part of the Cheirogaleidae family, and the smallest species of lemur. It is arboreal, nocturnal and usually social. It get its name from the color of its body. Like several other mouse lemurs, like the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus), it is a small primate that has a brown dorsal side and a whitish-grey for its ventral side of the body. All lemurs live in Madagascar. This species was discovered in 1994. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-brown Mouse Lemur sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park
Grey Mouse-lemur
Microcebus murinus
Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur
Cheirogaleus medius
Coquerel's Sifaka
Propithecus coquereli
Milne-Edwards' Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur edwardsi
Lorenz Von Liburnau’s Woolly Lemur
Avahi occidentalis
Common Brown Lemur
Eulemur fulvus
Mongoose Lemur
Eulemur mongoz
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden-brown Mouse Lemur in Ankarafantsika National Park?
About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-brown Mouse Lemur sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-brown Mouse Lemur in Ankarafantsika National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Golden-brown Mouse Lemur in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.