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How old does a Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur get? (age expectancy)

What is the maximal age a Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur reaches?

An adult Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur (Mirza coquereli) usually gets as old as 15.25 years.

Coquerel’s giant mouse lemurs are around 88 days in the womb of their mother. When born, they weight 12 grams (0.03 lbs) and measure 6 cm (0′ 3″). As a member of the Cheirogaleidae family (genus: Mirza), their offspring is 1 babies per pregnancy. Fully grown, they reach a bodylength of 23.1 cm (0′ 10″).

As a reference: Usually, humans get as old as 100 years, with the average being around 75 years. After being carried in the belly of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks), they grow to an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) and weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual.

A Coquerel's giant mouse lemur gets as old as 15.25 years

Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur (Mirza coquereli), also known as Coquerel’s dwarf lemur or the southern giant mouse lemur, is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. This species can be found in parts of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests.

Animals of the same family as a Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur

Not really brothers and sisters, but from the same biological family (Cheirogaleidae):

Animals that reach the same age as Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur

With an average age of 15.25 years, Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur are in good companionship of the following animals:

Animals with the same number of babies Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur

The same number of babies at once (1) are born by:

Weighting as much as Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur

A fully grown Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur reaches around 326 grams (0.72 lbs). So do these animals:

Animals as big as a Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur

Those animals grow as big as a Coquerel’s giant mouse lemur: