Cheirogaleidae
| Cheirogaleidae | |
|---|---|
| Brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Superfamily: | Lemuroidea |
| Family: | Cheirogaleidae Gray, 1873 |
| Type genus | |
| Cheirogaleus É. Geoffroy, 1812 | |
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The Cheirogaleidae are the family of strepsirrhine primates containing the various dwarf and mouse lemurs. Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
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