Madagascar is home to an extraordinary level of endemic biodiversity, but quantifying this is complicated by cryptic diversity among some genera such as mouse lemurs (genus Microcebus).

From the bumblebee bat to the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, here are eight of the world's smallest mammals who thrive in a world built for giants.

Source: David Haring, Duke Lemur Center The Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae), is not only the tiniest of the mouse lemurs but also the smallest primate in the world. It has an ...

TREE: (((((Homo_sapiens:0.0064726,(Pan_paniscus:0.00203211,Pan_troglodytes:0.0019706):0.004218):0.00197921,(Gorilla_gorilla:0.00168871,Gorilla_beringei:0.00237575):0. ...

为探究白藜芦醇（RSV）对衰老影响，研究人员以灰鼠狐猴为对象，发现其长期补充效果有限且或损脑。 在追求健康长寿的道路上，科学家们不断探索各种可能延缓衰老、预防疾病的方法。卡路里限制（Calorie restriction，CR）作为一种已被证实能减少多种动物年龄 ...

为了解开这些谜团，来自德国汉诺威兽医大学（University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover）的 Fenna Splinter、Claudia Fichtel 和 Ute Radespiel 等研究人员，针对灰鼠狐猴（Microcebus murinus）展开了一项研究。该研究成果发表在《International Journal of Primatology》上 ...