Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur
Cheirogaleus medius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCheirogaleidae (Dwarf and Mouse Lemurs)
- GenusCheirogaleus (Dwarf Lemurs)
- SpeciesCheirogaleus medius (Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur)
Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park
Grey Mouse-lemur
Microcebus murinus
Golden-brown Mouse Lemur
Microcebus ravelobensis
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 Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur in Ankarafantsika National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur in Ankarafantsika National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.