Macrotarsomys bastardi

A. Milne-Edwards & G. Grandidier, 1898

Bastard's Big-footed Mouse

Also as Lesser Big-footed Mouse, Western Big-footed Mouse, Western Forest Mouse.
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Location:Madagascar, Menabe region (formerly part of Toliara province), Kirindy Private ReserveDate taken:Nov 13, 2022Description : Also as Lesser Big-footed Mouse, Western Big-footed Mouse, Western Forest Mouse.

Distribution :

Dry deciduous forest and open savannah in NW, W, and S Madagascar, from the vicinity of Ankarafantsika to the island’s southernmost tip.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6779

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Nesomyidae
Subfamily : Nesomyinae
Genus : Macrotarsomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Milne-Edwards, A. and Grandidier, G. 1898. Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Muridé provenant de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 4:179-181.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5032562

Original name as described

Macrotarsomys Bastardi

Other common names

Lesser Big-footed Mouse · Western Big-footed Mouse · Western Forest Mouse

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1912-134 (= MNHN:type:331)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"sud du Mangoky, entre Midongy et Thosy [= Ihosy]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003758

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

Macrotarsomys Bastardi

A. Milne-Edwards & G. Grandidier, 1898

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

bastardi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1912-134 (= MNHN:type:331)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5032562

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:397, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Allen (1939:318, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Musser & Carleton (1993:679) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  7. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12647/22236959) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macrotarsomys bastardi occidentalis

Ellerman, 1949

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1677

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9fc41e2d-cd8f-48e5-9553-617035747b85

Authority page

157

Authority publication

Families and Genera of Living Rodents

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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