Microcebus sambiranensis

Rasoloarison, Goodman, & Ganzhorn, 2000

Sambirano 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

Rasoloarison, R.M., Goodman, S.M. and Ganzhorn, J.U. 2000. Taxonomic revision of mouse lemurs (Microcebus) in the western portions of Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 21(6):963-1019.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005511129475

Original name as described

Microcebus sambiranensis

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:161624

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2660392

Type locality

Madagascar, province of Mahajanga, Manongarivo Special Reserve, Bekolosy Forest (14° 02' S, 48° 16' E).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000961

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 sambiranensis

Rasoloarison, Goodman, & Ganzhorn, 2000

Family

Cheirogaleidae

Root name

sambiranensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:161624

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2660392

Authority page

982

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41572/115579341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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