Microcebus

Taxonavigation
Familia: Cheirogaleidae
Genus:
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