Voalavoanala

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

The voalavoanala (Gymnuromys roberti) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. [2]

Distribution and habitat

It is the only species in the genus Gymnuromys. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is tropical dry forests.

References

  1. Kennerley, R. (2016). "Gymnuromys roberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T9581A22237297. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T9581A22237297.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 951. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.