Fact Sheet
An older fat-tailed dwarf lemur investigates a trumpet creeper flower. Click image for larger version.
Order: Primates; Suborder: Prosimii
Family: Cheirogaleidae; Genus: Cheirogaleus
Species: medius
Related Species
There are two species of dwarf lemurs: the greater dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major) and the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius).
Key Facts
Adult Size : 0.4 - 0.6 pounds
Social life : Solitary forager, strictly nocturnal, sleeps in groups of up to 5 individuals
Habitat : western dry deciduous forests and southern deciduous thicket
Diet : fruit, flowers (nectar) and occasional insects and small vertebrates
Lifespan : 15 - 20 years in the wild
Sexual maturity : 2 years
Mating : Extremely seasonal, November
Gestation : 61 - 64 days, infants are born in January
Number of young : one - four infants per litter, one litter each year
DLC Naming theme : Birds (Woodcock, Waxwing, Hummingbird, etc.)
Malagasy names : Matavirambo, Kely Be-ohy, Tsidy, Tsidihyv
Interesting Facts
- The fat-tailed dwarf lemur is one of the smallest lemurs.
- Fat-tailed dwarf lemurs survive long periods of food shortage by storing fat in their tails!