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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:13, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Future reference

Note to self (or anyone else wanting to contribute): Usefully information about range restrictions within the genera can be found at the beginning of the following article:

Radespiel, U.; Ratsimbazafy, J. H.; Rasoloharijaona, S.; Raveloson, H.; Andriaholinirina, N.; Rakotondravony, R.; Randrianarison, R. M.; Randrianambinina, B. (2011). "First indications of a highland specialist among mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) and evidence for a new mouse lemur species from eastern Madagascar". Primates. 53 (2): 157–170. doi:10.1007/s10329-011-0290-2. PMID 22198090.

I will try to add this when I re-write the article at a later date. – VisionHolder « talk » 20:23, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Introduction Contradiction

In the second graf of the introduction, we are told: 'Lemurs and mouse lemurs were announced by the IUCN as the most endangered of all vertebrates.' Yet in the sixth paragraph, we read, 'They are among the smallest and most rapidly developing primates and are becoming more abundant in Madagascar and around the world.' How could mouse lemurs be 'the most endangered vertebrates' while also 'becoming more abundant in Madagascar and around the world'? Does the writer mean that mouse lemurs evolve new species at a higher rate than other vertebrates? Yet that doesn't make sense either, as mouse lemurs are only native to Madagascar. Does the writer mean that captive breeding programs are increasing mouse lemur numbers rapidly? I think it's clear that some rewriting needs to be done. RobotBoy66 (talk) 21:33, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]