Island Mice

Nesomys Peters 1870

Nesomys

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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

^ 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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Nesomys: Brief Summary

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Nesomys, also called red forest rats, is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. 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)

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