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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 .
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 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 was first described in 2009.
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.
Voalavo is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Nesomyinae, found only in Madagascar.Two species are known, both of which occur in mountain forest above 1250 m (4100 ft) altitude; the northern voalavo lives in northern Madagascar and eastern voalavo is restricted to a small area in the central part of the island.
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