Microcebus

Microcebus myoxinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lemuroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Grandordo: Euarchonta Mirordo: Primatomorpha Ordo: Primates Subordo: Strepsirrhini Infraordo: Lemuriformes Superfamilia: Lemuroidea

Familia: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Microcebus
Species (19): M. arnholdi – M. berthae – M. danfossi – M. gerpi – M. griseorufus – M. jollyae – M. jonahi – M. lehilahytsara – M. macarthurii – M. mamiratra – M. margotmarshae – M. murinus – M. myoxinus – M. ravelobensis – M. rufus – M. sambiranensis – M. simmonsi – M. tanosi – M. tavaratra

Name

Microcebus É. Geoffroy, 1828

• Type species: Lemur pusillus É. Geoffroy, 1795

Synonyms

• Azema Gray, 1870
• Gliscebus Lesson, 1840
• Murilemur Gray, 1870
• Myocebus Wagner, 1841
• Myscebus Lesson, 1840
• Scartes Swainson, 1835

References

Additional references

• Louis, E.E., Jr., Coles, M.S., Andriantompohavana, R., Sommer, J.A., Engberg, S.E., Zaonarivelo, J.R., Mayor, M.I. & Brenneman, R.A. 2006. Revision of the mouse lemurs (Microcebus) of eastern Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 27(2): 347–389. DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9036-1 Reference page. 
• Olivieri, G., Zimmermann, E., Randrianambinina, B., Rasoloharijaona, S., Rakotondravony, D., Guschanski, K. & Radespiel, U. 2007. The ever-increasing diversity in mouse lemurs: Three new species in north and northwestern Madagascar. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43(1): 309–327. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.10.026 Reference page. 
• Louis, Jr., E.E., Engberg, S.E., McGuire, S.M., McCormick, M.J., Randriamampionona, R., Ranaivoarisoa, J.F., Bailey, C.A., Mittermeier, R.A. & 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. DOI: 10.1896/052.023.0103 Reference page. 
• Schüßler, D., Blanco, M.B., Salmona, J., Poelstra, J., Andriambeloson, J.B., Miller, A., Randrianambinina, B., Rasolofoson, D.W., Mantilla-Contreras, J., Chikhi, L., Louis, Jr., E.E., Yoder, A.D. & Radespiel, U. 2020. Ecology and morphology of mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) in a hotspot of microendemism in northeastern Madagascar, with the description of a new species. American Journal of Primatology 82(9): e23180. DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23180 Reference page. 
• Poelstra, J.W., Salmona, J., Tiley, G.P., Schüßler, D., Blanco, M.B., Andriambeloson, J.B., Bouchez, O., Campbell, C.R., Etter, P.D., Hohenlohe, P.A., Hunnicutt, K.E., Iribar, A., Johnson, E.A., Kappeler, P.M., Larsen, P.A., Manzi, S., Ralison, J.M., Randrianambinina, B., Rasoloarison, R.M., Rasolofoson, D.W., Stahlke, A.R., Weisrock, D.W., Williams, R.C., Chikhi, L., Louis, E.E., Jr., Radespiel, U., Yoder, A.D. & Esselstyn, J.A. 2021. Cryptic patterns of speciation in cryptic primates: microendemic mouse lemurs and the multispecies coalescent. Systematic Biology 70(2): 203–218. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syaa053 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Mausmaki
• English: Mouse lemur
• español: Lémur ratón
• suomi: Hiirimakit
• magyar: Egérmakik
• 日本語: ネズミキツネザル属
• Lëtzebuergesch: Mausmakien
• lietuvių: Peliniai lemūrai
• Nederlands: Muismaki
• ไทย: ลีเมอร์หนู

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