in relatively large groups. These groups are made up of the immature young and the females. Threats IUCN red list website states that, “The principal threat to this species is habitat loss due to slash-and-burn agriculture.” They are also threatened by natural predators in their habitat. Some of the well-known predators are “fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox), ring tailed mongoose(Galidia elegans), owls (Strigiformes), and Madagascar harrier hawk (Polyboroides radiatus)." Some say that brown mouse lemurs could be influential in spreading the seeds of plants and fruits they eat. As a result of deforestation they are at risk of extinction according to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). See also Lemurpediculus verruculosus References External links Microcebus rufus at Animal Diversity Web Mouse lemurs Mammals described in 1834 Taxa named by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire