The weight is about 46 g. On the face, between the eyes, white spot can be observed, it is present in every Microcebus species.

Rest of the head is red-bronze to rusty, the same as the dorsum, contrary to the ventral part of the truncus, which is whitish brown.

[4] The finding was announced June 21, 2006 at the Conservation International Global Symposium in Antananarivo, Madagascar, along with the discovery of Jolly's mouse lemur Microcebus jollyae and Simmons' mouse lemur Microcebus simmonsi as separate species.

[3] Type locality is Madagascar, province Antsiranana, Special Reserve Anjaranahibe-Sus, reaching on northwest to Bealalana.

It dwells in the northeastern part of the island, reaching Special Reserve Anjaranahibe-Sus by one side and Bealalana on the other.