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title: "Goodman's Mouse Lemur"
description: "Microcebus lehilahytsara — Zoogdieren. Goodman's mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) is a species of mouse lemur from the region near Andasibe in eastern Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/goodman-s-mouse-lemur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Goodman's Mouse Lemur

> Microcebus lehilahytsara — Zoogdieren. Goodman's mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) is a species of mouse lemur from the region near Andasibe in eastern Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Microcebus lehilahytsara*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 375
- Wikidata: [Q1194860](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1194860)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74589](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74589)

## Names

- en: Goodman's Mouse Lemur
- de: Goodmann-Mausmaki
- es: Lémur ratón de Goodman
- fr: Microcèbe de Goodman

## Countries with the most observations

MG (264)

## Summary

Goodman's mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) is a species of mouse lemur from the region near Andasibe in eastern Madagascar. The species is named in honor of primatologist Steven M. Goodman. "Lehilahytsara" is a combination of the Malagasy words which mean "good" and "man". The finding was presented August 10, 2005, along with the discovery of the northern giant mouse lemur (Mirza zaza) as a separate species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodman%27s_mouse_lemur

## Photo

![Goodman's Mouse Lemur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/goodman-s-mouse-lemur/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1949193

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/goodman-s-mouse-lemur?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).