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Gray mouse lemur

Microcebus murinus

Primates

18.2 yrs

Max Lifespan

60 g

Adult Weight

SP301

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One of the world's smallest primates, this Malagasy strepsirrhine weighs only 40–70 g with a head-body length of ~12 cm. It has soft, gray-brown dorsal fur, a paler underside, large eyes for nocturnal vision, and a white stripe between the eyes. Found in dry deciduous and secondary forests of western and southern Madagascar. Nocturnal and arboreal, it forages alone but often sleeps communally in tree holes by day. Diet is omnivorous: insects, fruits, flowers, nectar, gum, and small vertebrates. They exhibit remarkable physiological flexibility, entering daily torpor or prolonged hibernation during the cool dry season, storing fat in the tail and hindquarters. Reproduction is seasonal; gestation is ~60 days with 1–3 offspring per litter. They can breed in their first year. Their short generation time and 8–14 year captive lifespan make them a uniquely valuable primate model for aging, Alzheimer's disease, and neurodegenerative research. The genome has been sequenced (2n=66). IUCN: Least Concern.

DataID ↕	Latin Name ↕	Folder ID ↕	Tissue ↕	Title ↕	QC	Analysis
Data0385	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank023	Brain cortex	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0386	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank020	Brainstem	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0390	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank016	Hypothalamus pituitary	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0397	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank024	Retina	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0384	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank021	Bone marrow	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0382	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank017	Blood	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0400	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank001	Spleen	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0380	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank005	Aorta	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0389	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank011	Heart	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0394	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank026	Lung	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0388	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank014	Diaphragm	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0393	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank008	Liver	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0396	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank015	Pancreas	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0399	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank010	Small intestine	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0387	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank018	Colon	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0401	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank012	Testes	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0395	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank004	Mammary gland	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0379	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank019	Adipose	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0392	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank022	Limb muscle	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0383	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank013	Bone	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0391	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank009	Kidney	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0381	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank006	Bladder	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0398	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank025	Skin	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0403	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank003	Trachea	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0402	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank007	Tongue	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data0404	Microcebus murinus	Tabula_Microcebus_bioRxiv_2025_Rank002	Uterus	A molecular cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging model primate.	QC	Analysis
Data1421	Microcebus murinus	Microcebus_murinus_NA_2024_Rank001	Brain	Tabula Microcebus: A transcriptomic cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging primate model organism	QC	Analysis
Data1422	Microcebus murinus	Microcebus_murinus_NA_2024_Rank002	Brain	Tabula Microcebus: A transcriptomic cell atlas of mouse lemur, an emerging primate model organism	QC	Analysis

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