Greater big-footed mouse

Greater big-footed mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Macrotarsomys
Species:
M. ingens
Binomial name
Macrotarsomys ingens
(Petter, 1959)
Greater big-footed mouse range

The greater big-footed mouse or long-tailed big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens) is a nocturnal rodent found only in north west Madagascar. It was first described by F. Petter in 1959.[2] It is listed as an endangered species as a result of habitat loss.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IUCN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Petter, F. (1959). "Un nouveau rongeur de Madagascar (Nesomyinae) : Macrotarsomys ingens nov. sp". Mammalia. 23 (2): 139. doi:10.1515/mamm.1959.23.2.139. S2CID 84475523.