Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 930 955 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Macrotarsomys ingens F. Petter 1959 Macrotarsomys ingens F. Petter 1959 , Mammalia , 23: 140 . Type Locality: Madagascar , Mahajanga Prov. , Ankarafantsika Reserve, near Ampijoroa. Vernacular Names: Greater Big-footed Mouse . Distribution: Known only from the type locality and its vicinity, NW Madagascar . Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered. Discussion: Occurs sympatrically with M. bastardi .