University of Kentucky Researchers Discover Three New Primate Species

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 03:40 in Biology & Nature

Twenty years ago, there were only two species of mouse lemurs. Today, including the newly-discovered species, mouse lemurs comprise 24 species. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, 94 percent of lemurs are threatened with extinction.

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