Macrotarsomys bastardi Milne-Edwards and G. Grandidier 1898 Macrotarsomys bastardi Milne-Edwards and G. Grandidier 1898, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, ser. 1, 4: 179. Type Locality: Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Prov., east of Ihosy River, near Ravori; see Carleton and Schmidt (1990:14). Vernacular Names: Lesser Big-footed Mouse. Synonyms: Macrotarsomys occidentalis Ellerman 1949. Distribution: Dry deciduous forest and open savannah in NW, W, and S Madagascar, from the vicinity of Ankarafantsika to the island’s southernmost tip. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Ellerman (1949) described occidentalis as a subspecies; its status has yet to be critically assessed.

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, pp. 930-955 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 951, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535