Microcebus mamiratra
Andriantompohavana, Zaonarivelo, Engberg, Randriamampionona, McGuire, Shore, Rakotonomenjanahary, Brenneman, & E. E. Louis, 2006
Nosy Be Mouse Lemur
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Primates |
| Suborder | : Strepsirrhini |
| Infraorder | : Lemuriformes |
| Superfamily | : Cheirogaleoidea |
| Family | : Cheirogaleidae |
| Genus | : Microcebus |
Species status
Authority citation
Andriantompohavana, R., Zaonarivelo, J.R., Engberg, S.E., Randriamampionona, R., McGuire, S.M., Shore, G.D., Rakotonomenjanahary, R., Brenneman, R.A. and Louis, E.E., Jr. 2006. Mouse lemurs of northeastern Madagascar with a description of a new species at Lokobe Special Reserve. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 259:1-24.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57676166Original name as described
Microcebus mamiratra
Other common names
Claire's Mouse Lemur
Type material
TTU-TK125580, TTU-TK125581, TTU-TK125582, PBZT 130
Type kind
syntypes
Type locality
Madagascar, province of Antsiranana, Nosy Be, Lokobe Special Reserve (approximately 13° 24' S, 18° 11' E).
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
recently described; includes the recently described lokobensis
Taxonomy notes citation
Andriantompohavana, R., Zaonarivelo, J., Engberg, S., Randriamampionona, R., McGuire, S., Shore, G., Rakotonomenjanahary, R., Brenneman, R. and Louis, E. 2006. Mouse lemurs of northwestern Madagascar with a description of a new species at Lokobe Special Reserve. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 259: 1-24. · Olivieri, G., Zimmermann, E., Randrianambinina, B., Rasoloharijaona, S., Rakotondravony, D., Guschanski, K. and Radespiel, U. 2007. The ever-increasing diversity in mouse lemurs: Three new species in north and northwestern Madagascar. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43: 309-327. · Weisrock, D. W., Rasoloarison, R. M., Fiorentino, I., Ralison, J. M., Goodman, S. M., Kappeler, P. M., & Yoder, A. D. (2010). Delimiting species without nuclear monophyly in Madagascar's mouse lemurs. PLoS One, 5(3), e9883.
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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