Microcebus ravelobensis

E. Zimmermann, Cepok, Rakotoarison, Zietemann, & Radespiel, 1998

Golden-brown 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Zimmermann, E., Cepok, S., Rakotoarison, N., Zietemann, V. and Radespiel, U. 1998-02-14. Sympatric mouse lemurs in north-west Madagascar: a new rufous mouse lemur species (_Microcebus ravelobensis_). Folia Primatologica 69(2):106-114.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1159/000021571

Original name as described

Microcebus ravelobensis

Other common names

Lac Ravelobe Mouse Lemur · Ravelobe Mouse Lemur

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:161610

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2660378

Type locality

Madagascar, province of Mahajanga, RF Ankarafantsika, Station Forestière d'Ampijoroa (16° 35' S, 46° 52' E).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000959

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 ravelobensis

E. Zimmermann, Cepok, Rakotoarison, Zietemann, & Radespiel, 1998

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

ravelobensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:161610

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2660378

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Folia Primatologica

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39751) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39751) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000959) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39751/115574811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microcebus ravelobensis

E. Zimmermann, Ehresmann, Zietemann, Radespiel, Randrianambinina, & Rakotoarison, 1997

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

ravelobensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Primate Eye

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

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