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Malagasy Mice and Rats
Nesomyinae
The Malagasy rats and mice are the sole members of the subfamily Nesomyinae. 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. There are arboreal, terrestrial, and semi-fossorial varieties.
9 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 28 known species
Red Forest Rats
genusNesomys
Tufted-tailed Rats
genusEliurus
Hypogeomys
genusHypogeomys
Big-footed Mice
genusMacrotarsomys
Antsangies
genusBrachytarsomys
Gymnuromys
genusGymnuromys
Voalavos
genusVoalavo
Malagasy Short-tailed Rats
genusBrachyuromys
Monticolomys
genusMonticolomys
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 846201.