Microcebus marohita
Rasoloarison, Weisrock, Yoder, D. Rakotondravony, & Kappeler, 2013
Marohita 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
Rasoloarison, R.M., Weisrock, D.W., Yoder, A.D., Rakotondravony, D. and Kappeler, P.M. 2013-06. Two New Species of Mouse Lemurs (Cheirogaleidae: Microcebus) from Eastern Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 34(3):455-469.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-013-9672-1Original name as described
Microcebus marohita
Type material
UAnt RMR 136
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Forêt de Marohita (20° 03' S, 48° 10' E), c.695 m, Marolambo District, Antsinanana, Madagascar.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Rasoloarison, R.,Weisrock, D., Yoder, A., Rakotondravony, D., & Kappeler, P. 2013. Two New Species of Mouse Lemurs (Cheirogaleidae: Microcebus) from Eastern Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 34(3): 455-469.
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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