Original description:
Microcebus myoxinus Peters, 1852, Naturw. Reise Mossambik, Zool., Säugeth. I. p. 14.
Common names:
Pygmy Mouse Lemur [English]
Western Rufus Mouse Lemur [English]
Microcèbe roux de Morondava [French]
Zwerg Mausmaki [German]
Dwergmuismaki [Dutch]