Biology:Nesomys

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Short description: Genus of rodents

Nesomys
Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent
Nesomys rufus - Red forest rat (15721901477).jpg
Nesomys rufus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Subfamily: Nesomyinae
Genus: Nesomys
Peters, 1870
Type species
Nesomys rufus
Species

See text.

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:

References

Wikidata ☰ Q19334 entry