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Published online 24 November 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061120-15
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Lemur boon on Madagascar
Genetic analysis turns up three new species.
The number of known species of the mouse lemur, the world's smallest primate, has increased by 25% with the description of three new species, bringing the total to 15.
Mouse lemurs are wide-eyed nocturnal animals that scamper around the forests of Madagascar, an island that harbors a tremendous diversity of wildlife.
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