Biology:Betsileo short-tailed rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Betsileo short-tailed rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Brachyuromys
Species:
B. betsileoensis
Binomial name
Brachyuromys betsileoensis
(Bartlett, 1880)
Brachyuromys betsileoensis range map.svg
Betsileo short-tailed rat range

The Betsileo short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

Wikidata ☰ Q306382 entry