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The Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur or Lesser Dwarf Lemur is endemic to Madagascar. The Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur is home to the dry forest in the west of the island. The Southern Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur can be found in the area of [[Fort Dauphin]] in the south of Madagascar.
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[[File:Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur 001.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Photo of a Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur in the [[Kirindy Forest]] by Miyabi Nakabayashi, 2010]]
 
[[File:Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur 001.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Photo of a Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur in the [[Kirindy Forest]] by Miyabi Nakabayashi, 2010]]
  

Revision as of 10:12, 28 March 2010

The Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur or Lesser Dwarf Lemur is endemic to Madagascar. The Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur is home to the dry forest in the west of the island. The Southern Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur can be found in the area of Fort Dauphin in the south of Madagascar.



Photo of a Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur in the Kirindy Forest by Miyabi Nakabayashi, 2010


Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Cheirogaleus
Species: C. medius