Nesomys

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:

Nesomys
Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent
Nesomys rufus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Subfamily: Nesomyinae
Genus: Nesomys
Peters, 1870
Species

See text.

References

  1. 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.


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