Microcebus murinus (J. F. Miller 1777)

[Lemur] murinus J. F. Miller 1777, Cimelia Physica: 25.

Type Locality: Madagascar: Province of Toliara, S Andranomena, 20 km NNE of Morondava, 20°09’S, 44°33’E, 40 m (fixed by Rasoloarison et al., 2000).

Vernacular Names: Gray Mouse Lemur.

Synonyms: Microcebus gliroides A. Grandidier 1868; Microcebus madagascarensis É. Geoffroy 1812; Microcebus minima Boddaert 1785; Microcebus minor Gray 1842; Microcebus palmarum Lesson 1840; Microcebus prehensilis Kerr 1792; Microcebus pusillus É. Geoffroy 1795 .

Distribution: W Madagascar, apparently from the far southwest to the Sambirano region.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).