 The hairy-eared dwarf lemur was then rediscovered in the wild in 1989 by Bernhard Meier when a small population was found in Northern Madagascar in a remote primary lowland rain forest.Researchers have also discovered the species living in a primary highland rainforest in eastern Madagascar in a very popular tourist location, Andasibe, Vavatenina.Small populations, as few as one "A. trichotis," have also been located in other areas of Madagascar; indicating a more widespread distribution than previously thought.