---
title: "Rode muismaki"
description: "Microcebus rufus — Zoogdieren. The brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) is a small primate, and like the other mouse lemurs can only be found on the island of Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rufous-mouse-lemur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rode muismaki

> Microcebus rufus — Zoogdieren. The brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) is a small primate, and like the other mouse lemurs can only be found on the island of Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Microcebus rufus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 251
- Wikidata: [Q901158](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901158)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43548](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43548)

## Names

- en: Rufous Mouse Lemur
- de: Brauner Mausmaki
- es: Maki Rat
- fr: Microcèbe roux
- nl: Rode muismaki
- pl: Maki rudy

## Countries with the most observations

MG (211)

## Summary

The brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) is a small primate, and like the other mouse lemurs can only be found on the island of Madagascar. They are known also as the rufous mouse lemur, eastern rufous mouse lemur, red mouse lemur, or russet mouse lemur. Its dorsal side is brown or reddish-brown, while ventrally it is a whitish-grey.
The mouse lemurs are among the shortest-lived of primates. The brown mouse lemur has a lifespan of 6–8 years in the wild, although it averages 12 years under human care.
It can be found in rainforests in eastern Madagascar. It is a solitary and nocturnal creature.

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

## Photo

![Rode muismaki](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-mouse-lemur/medium.jpg)

Photo: n_armstrong · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137602282

## Machine access

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