# What is the animal in this video? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 19, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483 "2022-10-19T13:18:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/1 "2022-10-19T13:18:03Z")
Video is cued to 0:24, when some kind of animal leaps from the floor into a person’s hand, expertly rotating in the air to land in the correct orientation. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwhbgVYJeag) I’ve searched for bush baby, sugar glider, and lemur, but none seems to be a good match for this critter. Tried a blurry screen grab in Google Image Search, but it just came back with a few cat pics. Anyone know what this is? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/2 "2022-10-19T13:30:56Z")
Looks like a sugar glider. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/3 "2022-10-19T13:54:28Z")
My first thought was wallaby, but it’s too small, and when I watched a second time I saw the facial markings better. So yeah - sugar glider. ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/4 "2022-10-19T13:55:03Z")
A sugar glider is a type of possum. but a sugar glider doesn’t have the huge leg thing… So its a brushtail possum, they make good pets. here’s one videod in Hamilton , NZ, numerous videos of it. They were introduced into NZ and are a considered a pest there. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/U5Fw2gyr-Kc/maxresdefault.jpg "Hamilton couple adopt possum.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Fw2gyr-Kc) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/5 "2022-10-19T14:30:22Z")
That is a [lemur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur). Got to find out which species, there are about a 100. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/6 "2022-10-19T14:38:57Z")
Glad we got that narrowed down. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/7 "2022-10-19T14:39:00Z")
A [brown mouse lemur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_mouse_lemur), probably. It was long considered a subspecies of the [grey mouse lemur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_mouse_lemur), so they can be confused with each other. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/8 "2022-10-19T14:40:31Z")
> [@Isilder](#): > > A sugar glider is a type of possum. but a sugar glider doesn’t have the huge leg thing… A **[sugar glider](https://www.google.com/search?q=sugar+glider&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS930US931&sxsrf=ALiCzsbrstGa9BLepXml7PGFrCCeseV8zw:1666189248912&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU_bzSvuz6AhXrFVkFHWZACFgQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1918&bih=2007&dpr=1)** also has a black stripe on the center of its forehead, and the animal in my video does not. Sugar glider also has less black around the eyes. a **[brushtail possum](https://www.google.com/search?q=brushtail+possum&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiwzYTXvuz6AhU-s3IEHbbACrUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=brushtail+possum&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECCMQJzIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDoICAAQgAQQsQM6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBOgQIABBDOgcIABCxAxBDUPsFWNYfYNwhaANwAHgBgAGEAYgBrA-SAQQxMy43mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=ygdQY7DAHL7mytMPtoGrqAs&bih=2007&biw=1918&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS930US931)** doesn’t seem to have any black around the eyes, either. Plus they look like they’re far larger than the mystery animal. Not a **[tarsier](https://www.google.com/search?q=tarsier&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS930US931&sxsrf=ALiCzsY9ihzgUTt1z9d3lu2ORyOT3w18zw:1666189793721&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBx6HWwOz6AhU3GlkFHeCHBVEQ_AUoAXoECDYQAw&biw=1918&bih=2007&dpr=1)**, not a **[bushbaby](https://www.google.com/search?q=tarsier&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS930US931&sxsrf=ALiCzsY9ihzgUTt1z9d3lu2ORyOT3w18zw:1666189793721&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBx6HWwOz6AhU3GlkFHeCHBVEQ_AUoAXoECDYQAw&biw=1918&bih=2007&dpr=1)**. Nobody from the **[Loris family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loris)** seems to be a good match. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/9 "2022-10-19T14:45:37Z")
Impatient much today? I am pretty sure by now it is a **brown mouse lemur** , and considering their size, they really do have arms of steel. Their habitat is threatened, but that is no excuse to keep them as pets. Poor thing. Could also be a [**grooves’ dwarf lemur**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groves%27_dwarf_lemur), (_ **Cheirogaleus grovesi** _), from the _C. crosselyi_ group, of which there are several species (_[C. andysabini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheirogaleus_andysabini)_, _[C. crossleyi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheirogaleus_crossleyi)_, _[C. lavasoensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheirogaleus_lavasoensis)_ and an unnamed possible new species, “CCS2”) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/10 "2022-10-19T14:54:26Z")
Mouse lemur seems reasonable, based on the half-dozen jumping-into-hand videos I just watched. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/11 "2022-10-20T11:42:36Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > bush baby You had it right the first time. That’s a bush baby. _Specifically_, a Mohol bushbaby. Compare this vid, which gives a better view of the whole animal: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kMcAK5Ui5ao/hq2.jpg "Bush Baby Sitting on Floor Jumps Directly on Owner's Palm to Grab Milk Bar - 1104620") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMcAK5Ui5ao) They are common in Johannesburg and Pretoria in South Africa, seen them numerous times. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/12 "2022-10-20T12:06:58Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Not a **[tarsier](https://www.google.com/search?q=tarsier&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS930US931&sxsrf=ALiCzsY9ihzgUTt1z9d3lu2ORyOT3w18zw:1666189793721&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBx6HWwOz6AhU3GlkFHeCHBVEQ_AUoAXoECDYQAw&biw=1918&bih=2007&dpr=1)**, not a **[bushbaby](https://www.google.com/search?q=tarsier&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS930US931&sxsrf=ALiCzsY9ihzgUTt1z9d3lu2ORyOT3w18zw:1666189793721&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBx6HWwOz6AhU3GlkFHeCHBVEQ_AUoAXoECDYQAw&biw=1918&bih=2007&dpr=1)**. Your bushbaby link is the same as your tarsier one. Note that there are lots of species of bushbabies. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/13 "2022-10-20T12:22:10Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Impatient much today? Sorry for coming across as impatient. I took a bit to compose that post, and ended up posting it right after you had posted (without reading your post). > [@MrDibble](#): > > Your bushbaby link is the same as your tarsier one. Note that there are lots of species of bushbabies. Shoot, sorry about that. This has been confusing to figure out. Yesterday I **[searched youtube for "grey mouse lemur jumping](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=grey+mouse+lemur+jumping)**", and many of the resulting video titles included both “grey mouse lemur” and “bushbaby”. **[Searching for “mohol bushbaby”](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mohol+bushbaby+jumping)** gives results with more specific titles and more consistent imagery of animals very much like the one in my OP. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/14 "2022-10-20T12:41:50Z")
No problem. It was an easy ID, as I’ve seen them in the flesh plenty of times. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/15 "2022-10-20T12:58:34Z")
Wow, you live in Madagascar?! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/16 "2022-10-20T13:43:06Z")
No. I live in South Africa. Bushbabies are _continental_ African primates, not Madagascan ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/17 "2022-10-20T16:21:32Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Sorry for coming across as impatient. Don’t worry, I meant **running\_coach** anyway. He didn’t even give me time to precise my wrong answer! Ah, well, TIL that there are bush babies in South Africa that are primates, I had them associated with marsupials in another continent. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/18 "2022-10-20T17:23:58Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Ah, well, TIL that there are bush babies in South Africa that are primates, I had them associated with marsupials in another continent. I don’t know of any marsupial bushbaby. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483/19 "2022-10-20T17:40:35Z")
Indeed, I got something mixed up in my mind.