Voalavoanala | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Nesomyidae |
Genus: | Gymnuromys Major, 1896 |
Species: | G. roberti |
Binomial name | |
Gymnuromys roberti Major, 1896 | |
Voalavoanala range |
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