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.[2]
Western nesomys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Nesomyidae |
Genus: | Nesomys |
Species: | N. lambertoni
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Binomial name | |
Nesomys lambertoni G. Grandidier, 1928
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References
edit- ^ Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "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.
- ^ "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.