Freshly discovered lemur species
2006/11/27 Roa Zubia, Guillermo - Elhuyar Zientzia
Some German biologists describe three more species in the classification of minor Lemures. The three are mouse timoneras, of the genus Microcebus, with which fifteen species of lemurs have already been described, but the increase in the number of species is not necessarily good news. The president of Ute Radespiel has indicated that the protection of these species is a great challenge. The more species, the more difficult it is. In addition, mouse lemurs live isolated in small territories. The animals have been captured and subjected to genetic analysis. This was the only way to identify new species, since the difference between them is very small. University of Hannover of Veterinary Medicine
