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Microcebus E. Geoffroy 1834

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Microcebus E. Geoffroy 1834

Microcebus E. Geoffroy 1834, Cours Hist. Nat. Mamm., lecon 11, 1828: 24.

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.

Species and subspecies: 8 species:

Species Microcebus berthae Rasoloarison, Goodman and Ganzhorn 2000

Species Microcebus griseorufus Kollman 1910

Species Microcebus murinus (J. F. Miller 1777)

Species Microcebus myoxinus Peters 1852

Species Microcebus ravelobensis Zimmermann, Ehresmann, Zietemann, Radespiel, Randrianambinina, and Rakotoarison 1997

Species Microcebus rufus (E. Geoffroy 1828)

Species Microcebus sambiranensis Rasoloarison, Goodman and Ganzhorn 2000

Species Microcebus tavaratra Rasoloarison, Goodman and Ganzhorn 2000

Discussion: Revised by Rasoloarison et al. (2000).

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Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, pp. 111-184 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 112, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 (DOI)
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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
E. Geoffroy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Primates
Family
Cheirogaleidae
Genus
Microcebus
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Microcebus Geoffroy, 1834 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Gray, J. E. 1870. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs and fruit eating bats in the collections of the British Museum. British Museum, London, 137 pp.
  • Lesson, R. P. 1840. Species es mammiferes bimanes et quadrimanes ... Bailliere, London, 292 pp.
  • Rasoloarison, R. M., S. M. Goodman, and J. U. Ganzhorn. 2000. Taxonomic revision of mouse lemurs (Microcebus) in the western portions of Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology, 21: 963 - 1919.
  • Peters, W. C. H. 1852. Reise nach Mossambique. I. Saugethiere. Druck & Verlag, Berlin, 202 pp.
  • Zimmermann, E., P. Ehresmann, V. Zietemann, U. Radespiel, B. Randrianambinina, and N. Rakotoarison. 1997. A new primate species in north-western Madagascar: the golden-brown mouse lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis). Primate Eye, 63: 26.