List of Malagasy mammal common names
The following list of Malagasy mammal names, compiled and edited by Blench (2009),[1] are from Garbutt (1999)[2] unless noted otherwise. The other sources are Beaujard (1998),[3] Goodman & Benstead (2003),[4] Gueunier (1987),[5] and Richardson (1885).[6]
Bats
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| andrehy[4] | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
| angavo, angavy | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
| fanihy | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
| fanihy vato | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
| andrehy[4] | Pteropodidae | fruit bats |
| angavo, angavy | Pteropodidae | fruit bats |
| fanihy | Pteropodidae | fruit bats |
| andrehy[4] | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
| fanihy | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
| fanihy be | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
| fanihy mena | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
| andrehy[4] | Rousettus madagascariensis | Madagascar rousette |
| fanihy vato | Rousettus madagascariensis | Madagascar rousette |
| manavy[6] | generic name for bats |
Feliforms
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| amboa laolo | Eupleres goudotii | Falanouc |
| falanouc | Eupleres goudotii | Falanouc |
| fanaloka | Fossa fossana | Fanaloka; Malagasy striped civet |
| fanaloka | Fossa fossana | Fanaloka; Malagasy striped civet |
| tambo tsodina tambo sadina[6] | Fossa fossana | Fanaloka; Malagasy striped civet |
| kokia | Galidia elegans | Ring-tailed mongoose |
| vontsira | Galidia elegans | Ring-tailed mongoose |
| vontsira mena | Galidia elegans | Ring-tailed mongoose |
| vontsira fotsy | Galidictis fasciata | Broad-striped mongoose |
| bokiboki | Mungotictis decemlineata | Narrow-striped mongoose |
| tera boky | Mungotictis decemlineata | Narrow-striped mongoose |
| salano | Salanoia concolor | Brown-tailed mongoose |
| jabady, jaboady zaboady[6] | Viverricula indica | Small Indian civet |
| fòsa vàrika[3] | Fossa sp. | |
| rangòka[3] | Fossa sp. |
Bushpigs
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| antsanga | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
| lambo | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
| lambo ala | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
| lambo dia | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
| lambonava[6] | Potamochoerus larvatus | highland variety of bushpig |
| lamboniva[6] | Potamochoerus larvatus | lowland variety of bushpig |
Tenrecs
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| tambo triky tambo trika[6] | Echinops telfairi | Lesser hedgehog tenrec |
| tanibodrika | Echinops telfairi | Lesser hedgehog tenrec |
| sora, tsora | Hemicentetes nigriceps | Highland streaked tenrec |
| sora, tsora | Hemicentetes semispinosus | Lowland streaked tenrec |
| sora, tsora | Hemicentetes spp. | Streaked tenrecs |
| voalavo ndrano | Limnogale mergulus | Aquatic tenrec |
| fori menjy | Microgale spp. | shrew tenrecs |
| antsangy | Oryzorictes spp. | rice tenrecs |
| voalavo narabo | Oryzorictes spp. | rice tenrecs |
| soky, sokina[3], sokinana[6] | Setifer setosus | Greater hedgehog tenrec |
| sora, tsora | Setifer setosus | Greater hedgehog tenrec |
| kelora | Tenrec ecaudatus | Common tenrec |
| tandraka, trandraka tandeke[6] | Tenrec ecaudatus | Common tenrec |
Shrews
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| voalavo fotsy | Suncus etruscus | Pygmy musk shrew |
| voalavo fotsy | Suncus murinus | House shrew |
| voalavo narabo | Suncus murinus | House shrew |
Rodents
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| votsitse, votsotsa, votsotse | Hypogeomys antimena | Malagasy giant jumping rat |
| kely botra | Macrotarsomys bastardi | Western forest mouse |
| voalavo, valàvo valave[6] | Macrotarsomys bastardi | Western forest mouse |
| totozy totozo[6] | Mus musculus | House mouse |
| voalavo mena | Nesomys spp. | Red forest rats |
| voalavo, valàvo valave[6] | Rattus norvegicus | Brown rat |
| voalavo, valàvo valave[6] | Rattus rattus | Black rat |
| voalavo, valàvo valave[6] | rat spp. |
Primates
| Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| tsidy ala | Allocebus trichotis | Hairy-eared dwarf lemur |
| ampongy | Avahi laniger | Eastern avahi |
| fotsifaka | Avahi laniger | Eastern avahi |
| fotsife | Avahi laniger | Eastern avahi |
| fotsife | Avahi occidentalis | Western avahi |
| tsara fangitra | Avahi occidentalis | Western avahi |
| avahy | Avahi spp. | Woolly lemurs |
| antsangy | Brachytarsomys spp. | White-tailed tree rats |
| hataka | Cheirogaleus major | Greater dwarf lemur |
| tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika[6] | Cheirogaleus major | Greater dwarf lemur |
| kely be-ohy | Cheirogaleus medius | Fat-tailed dwarf lemur |
| matavirambo | Cheirogaleus medius | Fat-tailed dwarf lemur |
| tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika[6] | Cheirogaleus medius | Fat-tailed dwarf lemur |
| fosa | Cryptoprocta ferox | Fossa |
| ahayaiay, haihay[6] | Daubentonia madagascariensis | Aye-aye |
| ankomba, komba | Eulemur coronatus | Crowned lemur |
| gidro | Eulemur coronatus | Crowned lemur |
| ankomba, komba | Eulemur fulvus | Common brown lemur |
| varika | Eulemur fulvus albifrons | White-fronted brown lemur |
| varika | Eulemur fulvus albocollaris | White-collared brown lemur |
| varika | Eulemur fulvus collaris | Collared brown lemur |
| varikosy | Eulemur fulvus fulvus | Common brown lemur |
| dredrika | Eulemur fulvus fulvus | Common brown lemur |
| varika | Eulemur fulvus fulvus | Common brown lemur |
| vàrikàla[3] | Eulemur fulvus rufus | Red-fronted brown lemur |
| beharavoaka | Eulemur fulvus sanfordi | Sanford's brown lemur |
| ankomba joby | Eulemur macaco flavifrons | Blue-eyed black lemur (male) |
| ankomba mena | Eulemur macaco flavifrons | Blue-eyed black lemur (female) |
| ankomba, komba | Eulemur macaco macaco | Black lemur |
| dredrika | Eulemur mongoz | Mongoose lemur |
| gidro | Eulemur mongoz | Crowned lemur |
| soamiera soamira[6] | Eulemur rubriventer | Red-bellied lemur |
| tongona | Eulemur rubriventer | Red-bellied lemur |
| vari maso | Eulemur rubriventer | Red-bellied lemur |
| ankomba, komba | Eulemur sanfordi | Sanford's brown lemur |
| bokombolo mena | Hapalemur aureus | Golden bamboo lemur |
| vari bolo mena | Hapalemur aureus | Golden bamboo lemur |
| kotrika | Hapalemur griseus griseus | Eastern grey bamboo lemur |
| vari bolo | Hapalemur griseus | Grey bamboo lemur |
| bandro | Hapalemur griseus alaotrensis | Alaotra reed lemur |
| alokoteha[4] | Hapalemur griseus griseus | Eastern lesser bamboo lemur; Grey gentle lemur |
| bokombolo bokombola[6] | Hapalemur griseus griseus | Eastern grey bamboo lemur |
| bokombolo bokombola[6] | Hapalemur griseus griseus | Eastern lesser bamboo lemur; Grey gentle lemur |
| halo halobe[6] | Hapalemur griseus meridionalis | Southern lesser bamboo lemur; Southern gentle lemur |
| ankomba valiha | Hapalemur griseus occidentalis | Western lesser bamboo lemur; Western gentle lemur |
| bekola | Hapalemur griseus occidentalis | Western lesser bamboo lemur; Western gentle lemur |
| bokombolo bokombola[6] | Hapalemur griseus occidentalis | Western grey bamboo lemur |
| kintrontro | Hapalemur griseus occidentalis | Western lesser bamboo lemur; Western gentle lemur |
| vari bolo | Hapalemur simus | Greater bamboo lemur |
| amboa nala[6] | Indri indri | Indri; generic name for lemurs |
| babakoto | Indri indri | Indri |
| endrina | Indri indri | Indri |
| hira | Lemur catta | Ring-tailed lemur |
| maki, maky | Lemur catta | Ring-tailed lemur |
| fitily, fitiliky, fitsidiky | Lepilemur dorsalis | Grey-backed sportive lemur |
| boenga, boengy | Lepilemur edwardsi | Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur |
| repahaka | Lepilemur edwardsi | Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur |
| songiky | Lepilemur leucopus | White-footed sportive lemur |
| fitily, fitiliky, fitsidiky | Lepilemur microdon | Small-toothed sportive lemur |
| hataka | Lepilemur microdon | Small-toothed sportive lemur |
| kotrika | Lepilemur microdon | Small-toothed sportive lemur |
| tranga lavaka | Lepilemur microdon | Small-toothed sportive lemur |
| varikosy | Lepilemur microdon | Small-toothed sportive lemur |
| hataka | Lepilemur mustelinus | Weasel sportive lemur |
| kotrika | Lepilemur mustelinus | Weasel sportive lemur |
| tranga lavaka | Lepilemur mustelinus | Weasel sportive lemur |
| varikosy | Lepilemur mustelinus | Weasel sportive lemur |
| boenga, boengy | Lepilemur ruficaudatus | Red-tailed sportive lemur |
| mahy abe ala | Lepilemur septentrionalis | Northern sportive lemur |
| songiky | Lepilemur septentrionalis | Northern sportive lemur |
| pondiky | Microcebus murinus | Grey mouse lemur |
| tilitili vaha | Microcebus murinus | Grey mouse lemur |
| tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika[6] | Microcebus murinus | Grey mouse lemur |
| vaki handry, vaki andri | Microcebus murinus | Grey mouse lemur |
| tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika[6] | Microcebus rufus | Brown mouse lemur |
| tsidy savoka | Microcebus rufus | Brown mouse lemur |
| tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika[6] | Microcebus spp. | Dwarf lemurs |
| fitily, fitiliky, fitsidiky | Mirza coquereli | Coquerel's dwarf lemur |
| setohy | Mirza coquereli | Coquerel's dwarf lemur |
| tilitili vaha | Mirza coquereli | Coquerel's dwarf lemur |
| tsiba, siba | Mirza coquereli | Coquerel's dwarf lemur |
| tanta (raolana) tantana[6], tantaroalela[6] | Phaner furcifer | Fork-marked lemur |
| vaki handry, vaki andri | Phaner furcifer | Fork-marked lemur |
| tanta (raolana) tantana[6], tantaroalela[6] | Phaner furcifer electromontis | Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur |
| tanta (raolana) tantana[6], tantaroalela[6] | Phaner furcifer furcifer | Eastern fork-marked lemur |
| tanta (raolana) tantana[6], tantaroalela[6] | Phaner furcifer pallescens | Pale fork-marked lemur |
| vaki voho | Phaner furcifer pallescens | Pale fork-marked lemur |
| tanta (raolana) tantana[6], tantaroalela[6] | Phaner furcifer parienti | Pariente's fork-marked lemur |
| tanta (raolana) tantana[6], tantaroalela[6] | Phaner spp. | Fork-marked lemurs |
| simpona, simpony | Propithecus diadema candidus | Silky sifaka |
| simpona, simpony | Propithecus diadema diadema | Diademed sifaka |
| simpona, simpony | Propithecus diadema edwardsi | Milne-Edwards' sifaka |
| ankomba joby | Propithecus diadema perrieri | Perrier's sifaka |
| radjako, rajako[7], jakoe, jakoey[5] | Propithecus diadema perrieri | Perrier's sifaka |
| ankomba malandy | Propithecus tattersalli | Tattersall's sifaka |
| simpona, simpony | Propithecus tattersalli | Tattersall's sifaka |
| sifaka | Propithecus verreauxi coquereli | Coquerel's sifaka |
| tsiba haka | Propithecus verreauxi coquereli | Coquerel's sifaka |
| sifaka | Propithecus verreauxi coronatus | Crowned sifaka |
| tsiba haka | Propithecus verreauxi coronatus | Crowned sifaka |
| sifaka | Propithecus verreauxi deckeni | Decken's sifaka |
| tsiba haka | Propithecus verreauxi deckeni | Decken's sifaka |
| sifaka | Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi | Verreaux's sifaka |
| sifaka avahi | Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi | Verreaux's sifaka (dark variant) |
| sifaka bilany | Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi | Verreaux's sifaka (Isalo area) |
| sifakely[6] | Propithecus sp. | Sifaka sp., small in size |
| sifaka | Propithecus spp. | Sifaka spp. |
| simpona, simpony | Propithecus spp. | Sifaka spp. |
| vari mena | Varecia variegata rubra | Red ruffed lemur |
| vari | Varecia variegata variegata | Black-and-white ruffed lemur |
| varikandra, varikandana varianda[6] | Varecia variegata variegata | Black-and-white ruffed lemur |
| vàri zàtsy, vari jatsy | Varecia variegata variegata | Black-and-white ruffed lemur |
| vàri kotrèka | lemur sp., small, grey | |
| tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika[6] | lemur sp., small, yellowish | |
| vaki | lemur spp. | |
| varika | lemur spp. | |
| halokotehina[6] | unidentified lemur sp., small in size | |
| tsidikinizozoro[6] | unidentified sp. |
References
- Blench, Roger. 2009. Faunal names in Malagasy: their etymologies and implications for the prehistory of the East African coast.
- Garbutt, N. 1999. Mammals of Madagascar. Sussex: Pica Press.
- Beaujard, P. 1998. Dictionnaire Malgache (dialectal) - Français: Dialecte Tañala, sud-est de Madagascar. Paris: L’Harmattan.
- Goodman, Steven M. & J. P. Benstead (eds.) 2003. The natural history of Madagascar. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
- Gueunier, N. J. 1987. Lexique du dialecte malgache de Mayotte (Comores). (Études Océan Indien, numéro special 7). Paris: INALCO.
- Richardson, James 1885. A New Malagasy-English Dictionary. Antananarivo: London Missionary Society.
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