Microcebus margotmarshae

E. E. Louis, Engberg, McGuire, McCormick, Randriamampionona, Ranaivoarisoa, C. A. Bailey, Mittermeier, & Lei Runhua, 2008

Margot Marsh's 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

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Louis, E.E., Jr., Engberg, S.E., McGuire, S.M., McCormick, M.J., Randriamampionona, R., Ranaivoarisoa, J.F., Bailey, C.A., Mittermeier, R.A. and Lei, R.-h. 2008-11. Revision of the mouse lemurs, Microcebus (Primates, Lemuriformes), of northern and northwestern Madagascar with descriptions of two new species at Montagne d'Ambre National Park and Antafondro Classified Forest. Primate Conservation 23(1):19-38.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1896/052.023.0103

Original name as described

Microcebus margotmarshae

Other common names

Antafondro Mouse Lemur

Type material

TAFO6.1

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Madagascar, province of Antsiranana, Antafondro Classified Forest (approximately 14° 02' 44.5" S, 48° 13' 23.4" E, 134 m above sea level).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Louis Jr., E., Engberg, S., McGuire, S., McCormick, M., Randriamampionona, R., Ranaivoarisoa, J., Bailey, C., Mittermeier, R. and Lei, R. 2008. Revision of the Mouse Lemurs, Microcebus (Primates, Lemuriformes), of northern and northwestern Madagascar with descriptions of two new species at Montagne d'Ambre National Park and Antafondro Classified Forest. Primate Conservation 23(1): 19–38.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000954

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Microcebus margotmarshae

E. E. Louis, Engberg, McGuire, McCormick, Randriamampionona, Ranaivoarisoa, C. A. Bailey, Mittermeier, & Lei Runhua, 2008

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

margotmarshae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TAFO6.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Primate Conservation

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16971364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16971364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000954) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16971364/115587239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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