fat-tailed dwarf lemur

English

a fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) (bright eye disc is an artifact of flash illumination)

Noun

fat-tailed dwarf lemur (plural fat-tailed dwarf lemurs)

1. Cheirogaleus medius, one of the smallest primates, native to Madagascar, the only primate known to truly hibernate, which it does during Madagascar's dry season.

Synonyms

• (Cheirogaleus medius): lesser dwarf lemur, western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, spiny forest dwarf lemur

Translations

Cheirogaleus medius

• German: Westlicher Fettschwanzmaki m
• Russian: толстохво́стый лему́р m (tolstoxvóstyj lemúr)

Further reading

• fat-tailed dwarf lemur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cheirogaleus medius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cheirogaleus medius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons