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<div class="tree_txt_unlinked"><p>Cheirogaleidae are the smallest-bodied strepsirrhines. There are five extant genera: <em>Microcebus</em>, <em>Cheirogaleus</em>, <em>Phaner</em>, <em>Allocebus</em>, and <em>Mirza</em>. All members of this family are nocturnal, less than 500 g and build nests. Except for <em>Allocebus</em>,
they all have a tympanic ring freely suspended in the bulla. They have
an unusual reproductive system, in that females have three pairs of
nipples and usually give birth to twins. </p>
<p><strong>Citations</strong>: Fleagle 1999, and Pastorini et al. 2001</p>
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