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Western nesomys

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Species of rodent

Western nesomys
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Nesomys
Species: N. lambertoni
Binomial name
Nesomys lambertoni
G. Grandidier, 1928

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.

References

  1. Kennerley, R. (2017) . "Nesomys lambertoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136330A115206046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T136330A22237750.en. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. "Specimen evidence of the continued existence of the Malagasy rodent Nesomys lambertoni (Muridae: Nesomyinae)". Mammalia. 67 (3): 445–468. 2003-01-01. doi:10.1515/mamm.2003.67.3.445. ISSN 1864-1547.
Taxon identifiers
Nesomys lambertoni


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