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Macrotarsomys bastardi Milne-Edwards and G. Grandidier 1898
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Macrotarsomys bastardi Milne-Edwards and G. Grandidier 1898
Macrotarsomys bastardi Milne-Edwards and G. Grandidier 1898, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, ser. 1, 4: 179.
Type Locality: Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Prov., east of Ihosy River, near Ravori; see Carleton and Schmidt (1990:14).
Vernacular Names: Lesser Big-footed Mouse.
Synonyms: Macrotarsomys occidentalis Ellerman 1949.
Distribution: Dry deciduous forest and open savannah in NW, W, and S Madagascar, from the vicinity of Ankarafantsika to the island’s southernmost tip.
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Ellerman (1949) described occidentalis as a subspecies; its status has yet to be critically assessed.
Notes
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, pp. 930-955 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 951, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/1754DB44AD431D0BCB952D53A5D6688B (URL)
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- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/6FC47984BAD42FAAD2211A5CE29FED27 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231525383 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Milne-Edwards and G. Grandidier
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Nesomyidae
- Genus
- Macrotarsomys
- Species
- bastardi
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Macrotarsomys bastardi Grandidier, 1898 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Carleton, M. D., and D. F. Schmidt. 1990. Systematic studies of Madagascar's endemic rodents (Muroidea: Nesomyinae): An annotated gazetteer of collecting localities of known forms. American Museum Novitates, 2987: 1 - 36.