A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus (Pallas, 1773) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern Mountain CavyMicrocavia australis (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & d'Orbigny, 1833) | CaviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andean Mountain CavyMicrocavia niata (Thomas, 1898) | CaviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shipton's Mountain CavyMicrocavia shiptoni (Thomas, 1925) | CaviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Montagne d'Ambre Mouse LemurMicrocebus arnholdi Louis Jr., Engberg, McGuire, McCormick, Randriamampionona, Ranaivoarisoa, Bailey et al., 2008 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Berthe's Mouse LemurMicrocebus berthae Rasoloarison, Goodman & Ganzhorn, 2000 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bongolava Mouse LemurMicrocebus bongolavensis Olivieri, Zimmermann, Randrianambinina, Rassoloharijaona, Rakotondravony, Gsuchanski et al., 2006 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nosy Boraha Mouse LemurMicrocebus boraha Hotaling, Foley, Lawrence, Bocanegra, Blanco et al., 2016 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ambarijeby Mouse LemurMicrocebus danfossi Olivieri, Zimmermann, Randrianambinina, Rassoloharijaona, Rakotondravony, Gsuchanski et al., 2006 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ganzhorn's Mouse LemurMicrocebus ganzhorni Hotaling, Foley, Lawrence, Bocanegra, Blanco et al., 2016 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gerp's Mouse LemurMicrocebus gerpi Radespiel, Ratsimbazafy, Rasoloharijaona, Raveloson, Andriaholinirina, Rakotondravony et al., 2011 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-brown Mouse LemurMicrocebus griseorufus Kollman, 1910 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jolly's Mouse LemurMicrocebus jollyae Louis Jr., Coles, Andriantompohavana, Sommer, Engberg, Zaonarivelo, Mayor & Brenneman, 2006 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jonah's Mouse LemurMicrocebus jonahi Schüssler, Blanco, Salmona, Poelstra, Andriambeloson, Miller, Randrianambinina et al., 2020 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Goodman's Mouse LemurMicrocebus lehilahytsara Roos & Kappeler in Kappeler, Rasoloarison, Razafimanantsoa, Walter & Roos, 2005 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Anjiahely Mouse LemurMicrocebus macarthurii Radespiel, Olivieri, Rasolofoson, Rakotondratsimba, Rakotonirainy, Rasoloharijoana et al., 2008 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nosy Be Mouse LemurMicrocebus mamiratra Andriantompohavana, Zaonarivelo, Engberg, Randriamampionona, McGuire, Shore et al., 2006 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bemanasy Mouse LemurMicrocebus manitatra Hotaling, Foley, Lawrence, Bocanegra, Blanco et al., 2016 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Margot Marsh's Mouse LemurMicrocebus margotmarshae Louis Jr., Engberg, McGuire, McCormick, Randriamampionona, Ranaivoarisoa, Bailey et al., 2008 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marohita Mouse LemurMicrocebus marohita Rasoloarison, Weisrock, Yoder, Rakotondravony & Kappeler, 2013 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray Mouse LemurMicrocebus murinus (J. F. Miller, 1777) | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peters' Mouse LemurMicrocebus myoxinus Peters, 1852 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-brown Mouse LemurMicrocebus ravelobensis Zimmerman, Ehresmann, Zeitemann, Radespiel, Randrianambinina & Rakotoarison, 1997 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown Mouse LemurMicrocebus rufus (Lesson, 1840) | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sambirano Mouse LemurMicrocebus sambiranensis Rasoloarison, Goodman & Ganzhorn, 2000 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Simmons' Mouse LemurMicrocebus simmonsi Louis Jr., Coles, Andriantompohavana, Sommer, Engberg, Zaonarivelo, Mayor & Brenneman, 2006 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Anosi Mouse LemurMicrocebus tanosi Rasoloarison, Weisrock, Yoder, Rakotondravony & Kappeler, 2013 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Rufous Mouse LemurMicrocebus tavaratra Rasoloarison, Goodman & Ganzhorn, 2000 | CheirogaleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Graceful small-headedMicrocephalophis gracilis (Shaw, 1802) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Wing-banded WrenMicrocerculus bambla (Boddaert, 1783) | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-breasted WrenMicrocerculus marginatus (P. L. Sclater, 1855) | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nightingale WrenMicrocerculus philomela (Salvin, 1861) | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Flutist WrenMicrocerculus ustulatus Salvin & Godman, 1883 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Microcharacidium eleotrioides (Géry, 1960) | CrenuchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcharacidium geryi Zarske, 1997 | CrenuchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcharacidium gnomus Buckup, 1993 | CrenuchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| SnowcapMicrochera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionura (Gould, 1851) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1866) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Microchirus frechkopi Chabanaud, 1952 | SoleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| four eyed soleMicrochirus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | SoleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microchirus theophila (Risso, 1810) | SoleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcobitis misgurnoides (Rendahl, 1944) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcobitis stilaspi Kottelat, 2025 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcosmus bitunicatus Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcosmus helleri Herdman, 1881 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcosmus hernius (Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1973) | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.