Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Thomas' dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus thomasi), recorded as Endangered
Thomas' dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus thomasi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Thomas' dwarf lemur

Cheirogaleus thomasi

Thomas' dwarf lemur is a dwarf lemur in the family Cheirogaleidae (order Primates) — Cheirogaleus thomasi, recorded as Endangered and tied to Madagascar.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Cheirogaleus thomasi
Recorded from
Madagascar
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Cheirogaleidae · Cheirogaleus

The dwarf lemur

Primates are mammals with grasping hands and forward-facing eyes. A named monkey or lemur on this catalog is a wild population, not a pet type.

This is a named wild mammal with a photograph and a threat category on the public record.

Range and habitat

It lives in forested regions along the coast.

GBIF currently lists 4 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Thomas' dwarf lemur is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Thomas' dwarf lemur — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q28476855 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Thomas' dwarf lemur?
Thomas' dwarf lemur is a dwarf lemur in the family Cheirogaleidae (order Primates) — Cheirogaleus thomasi.
What is the conservation status of Thomas' dwarf lemur?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cheirogaleus thomasi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Thomas' dwarf lemur live?
It lives in forested regions along the coast.
Why is Thomas' dwarf lemur in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cheirogaleus thomasi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Thomas' dwarf lemur a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.