Original description:
Gliscebus rufus Lesson, 1840, Spec. Mammif., p. 217.
Synonyms:
Cheirogaleus smithii Gray, 1842
Azema smithii Gray, 1871
Common names:
Red Mouse Lemur [English]
Russet Mouse Lemur [English]
Brown Mouse Lemur [English]
Microcèbe Roux [French]
Roter Mausmaki [German]
Rode Muismaki [Dutch]
Tsidy [Malagasy]
Tsitsidy [Malagasy] (onomatopoetic)
Tsidy savoka [Malagasy] (meaning mouse lemur of the brush)