Microcebus rufus É. Geoffroy, 1834 . Cours Hist. Nat. Mamm., leçon 11, 1828:24.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar .

DISTRIBUTION: E and N Madagascar.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered.

SYNONYMS: smithii .

COMMENTS: Separated from murinus by Petter et al. (1977:30).