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title: "Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur"
description: "Cheirogaleus crossleyi — Mammiferi. The furry-eared dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus crossleyi), or Crossley's dwarf lemur, only found on the island of Madagascar, as with all other lemurs."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/furry-eared-dwarf-lemur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur

> Cheirogaleus crossleyi — Mammiferi. The furry-eared dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus crossleyi), or Crossley's dwarf lemur, only found on the island of Madagascar, as with all other lemurs.

- Scientific name: *Cheirogaleus crossleyi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 121
- Wikidata: [Q1365590](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1365590)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74176](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74176)

## Names

- en: Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur
- de: Rötlicher Fettschwanzmaki
- es: Lémur Enano Montano
- fr: Cheirogale de Crossley

## Countries with the most observations

MG (89)

## Summary

The furry-eared dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus crossleyi), or Crossley's dwarf lemur, only found on the island of Madagascar, as with all other lemurs. It has a pelage coloration that is red-brown dorsally and gray ventrally. The eye-rings of this species are blackish and the ears are black inside and out. Cheirogaleus crossleyi species are obligated to hibernate during periods of food scarcity on the island of Madagascar. Cheirogaleus crossleyi species specifically undergo drastic fluctuations in temperature during hibernation.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry-eared_dwarf_lemur

## Photo

![Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/furry-eared-dwarf-lemur/medium.jpg)

Photo: Henry Ogg Forbes (1851-1932). Species Plates by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912). · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Handbook_to_the_Primates_Plate_05.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/furry-eared-dwarf-lemur?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).