- MacArthur's mouse lemur
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MacArthur's mouse lemur[1] Conservation status NEScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Cheirogaleidae Genus: Microcebus Species: M. macarthurii Binomial name Microcebus macarthurii
Radespiel et al., 2008MacArthur's mouse lemur (Microcebus macarthurii), or Anjiahely mouse lemur, is a species of mouse lemur known only from an Inter-River-System in the eastern Makira Natural Park in Madagascar.[2]
The species is named in honor of the founder of the MacArthur Foundation, which financed the studies that included the discovery of this species.[2]
References
- ^ Mittermeier, R., Ganzhorn, J., Konstant, W., Glander, K., Tattersall, I., Groves, C., Rylands, A., Hapke, A., Ratsimbazafy, J., Mayor, M., Louis, E., Rumpler, Y., Schwitzer, C. & Rasoloarison, R. (December 2008). "Lemur Diversity in Madagascar". International Journal of Primatology 29 (6): 1607–1656. doi:10.1007/s10764-008-9317-y.
- ^ a b Radespiel, Ute, et al. (2008). "Exceptional diversity of mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) in the Makira region with the description of one new species". American Journal of Primatology Forthcoming (11): 1033. doi:10.1002/ajp.20592. PMID 18626970.
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Extant species of family Cheirogaleidae Cheirogaleus
(dwarf lemurs)Microcebus
(mouse lemurs)Gray mouse lemur (M. murinus) · Reddish-gray mouse lemur (M. griseorufus) · Golden-brown mouse lemur (M. ravelobensis) · Northern Rufous mouse lemur (M. tavaratra) · Sambirano mouse lemur (M. sambiranensis) · Simmons' mouse lemur (M. simmonsi) · Pygmy mouse lemur (M. myoxinus) · Brown mouse lemur (M. rufus) · Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (M. berthae) · Goodman's mouse lemur (M. lehilahytsara) · Jolly's mouse lemur (M. jollyae) · Mittermeier's mouse lemur (M. mittermeieri) · Claire's mouse lemur (M. mamiratra) · Bongolava mouse lemur (M. bongolavensis) · Danfoss' mouse lemur (M. danfossi) · MacArthur's mouse lemur (M. macarthurii) · Arnhold's mouse lemur (M. arnholdi) · Margot Marsh's mouse lemur (M. margotmarshae)Mirza
(Giant mouse lemurs)Allocebus Phaner
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