Scientific name | Mirza zaza |
Distribution | North West Madagascar |
Head-body length | 27 cm |
Tail length | 27 - 28 cm |
Body mass | 290 g |
Habitat | lowland dry deciduous forest fragments with dense underbrush, transitional subhumid forest, gallery forest and abandoned cashew orchards |
Food and Feeding | omnivorous, fruits, flowers, buds, gums, insect excretions and animal prey such as insects, spiders, frogs, chameleons and small birds |
Activity patterns | nocturnal and arboreal |
Social organization | solitary, forms sleeping groups up to four individuals |
Mating system | promiscuous |
Status (IUCN Red List) | endangered (EN) |