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The Malagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena), also known as the votsotsa or votsovotsa, is a nesomyid rodent found only in the Menabe region of Madagascar. [2] It is an endangered species due to habitat loss, slow reproduction, and limited range (200 square kilometres north of Morondava, between the rivers Tomitsy and Tsiribihina) [3] Pairs are monogamous and females bear only one or two young ...
These animals are the only native rodents of Madagascar, come in many shapes and sizes, and occupy a wide variety of ecological niches. There are nesomyines that resemble gerbils , rats , mice , voles , and even rabbits .
Nesomys, also called red forest rats, is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. [1] It is found only on Madagascar, and contains the following species: White-bellied nesomys (Nesomys audeberti) Western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni) Nesomys narindaensis † Island mouse (Nesomys rufus)
It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar. Included in this family are Malagasy rodents , climbing mice , African rock mice , swamp mice , pouched rats , and the white-tailed rat .
The western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni), also known as the lowland red forest rat, is a species of rat endemic to Madagascar. They are suspected to reside within the nooks and crannies of the canyons of the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park .
Daniel's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus danieli) [2] is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It was discovered in 2003 in the Parc National de l’Isalo in south-central Madagascar . [ 3 ] It is named for Daniel Rakotondravony, professor of animal biology at the University of Antananarivo , Madagascar.
The Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus carletoni) (synonymous with Eliurus sp. SAJ-2009a) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It was first described in 2009. It is endemic to Madagascar, in the Ankarana Special Reserve. [1] [2] [3]
The island mouse [1] or eastern red forest rat [1] (Nesomys rufus) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. [2] It is endemic to Madagascar . References