Nesomys
Appearance
Nesomys Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent
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Nesomys rufus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Nesomyidae |
Subfamily: | Nesomyinae |
Genus: | Nesomys Peters, 1870 |
Type species | |
Nesomys rufus | |
Species | |
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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)
References
[edit]- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.