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