Microcebus lehilahytsara
In 3 days >90%
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.
Mouse lemurs are among the smallest primates, and Goodman's mouse lemur is no exception. Although not the smallest overall, Goodman's mouse lemur has a head-body length comparable to M. berthae which is the smallest known primate. The average size ranges from 45 to 48 grams (1.6 to 1.7 oz), with males being slightly larger than females. Goodman's mouse lemur is mainly maroon with a white underbelly and orange tint on their backs.
Goodman's lemurs undergo daily torpor as well as winter torpor. Their tails are able to store fat which is useful in preparing for winter torpor. Although, almost all females experience torpor each winter, not all males go into winter torpor annually. For those males that do enter winter torpor, they exit torpor on average 20 days... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Goodman's Mouse Lemur sighting in Mantadia National Park on a given day, based on 145 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 12 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, May–June and August–September
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Goodman's Mouse Lemur in Mantadia National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, the lowest month.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Goodman's Mouse Lemur sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Mantadia National Park, in our data
Mantadia National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Goodman's Mouse Lemur sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Primates
The closest relatives of the Goodman's Mouse Lemur that you can see in Mantadia National Park (order Primates) are Indri (about 90%), Diademed Sifaka (about 80%) and Common Brown Lemur (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Goodman's Mouse Lemur is recorded against all the mammals logged in Mantadia National Park (145 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
