The Ankarana dwarf lemur or Sheth's dwarf lemur (''Cheirogaleus shethi'') is a species of

dwarf lemur The dwarf lemurs are the lemurs of the genus ''Cheirogaleus''. All of the species in this genus, like all other lemurs, are native to Madagascar. Description Measuring 19–27 cm in body length with a tail about 16–17 cm, they are ...

, part of the ''C. medius'' group, known only from northern

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

. It has been found in two reserves (

Ankarana Special Reserve Ankarana Special Reserve is a protected area in northern Madagascar created in 1956. It is a small, partially vegetated plateau composed of 150-million-year-old middle Jurassic limestone. With an average annual rainfall of about , the underlying r ...

and Analamerana Special Reserve) as well as two protected areas (Andrafiamena-Andavakoera and

Loky-Manambato Loky-Manambato is a protected areas of Madagascar, protected area near Daraina in northern Madagascar, in the northern part of the Vohemar District. It is located in northern Sava Region, bounded on the north by the Loky River, on the south by the ...

). It was identified in 2014, but not formally described until 2016. Its

conservation status The conservation status of a group of organisms (for instance, a species) indicates whether the group still exists and how likely the group is to become extinct in the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing conservation ...

has not been determined, but it is at risk from

habitat destruction Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease ...

due to daily resource extraction by local human populations.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q28104026 Dwarf lemurs Mammals described in 2016 Taxa named by Colin Groves Taxa named by Russell Mittermeier