Western nesomys

Western nesomys
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Nesomyidae
Genus:	Nesomys
Species:	N. lambertoni
Binomial name
Nesomys lambertoni G. Grandidier, 1928

The western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni), also known as the lowland red forest rat, is a species of rat endemic to Madagascar. They are suspected to reside within the nooks and crannies of the canyons of the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park. ^[2]

References

1. Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Nesomys lambertoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T136330A115206046. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T136330A22237750.en . Retrieved 8 March 2023.
2. "Specimen evidence of the continued existence of the Malagasy rodent Nesomys lambertoni (Muridae: Nesomyinae)" . Mammalia. 67 (3): 445–468. 2003-01-01. doi:10.1515/mamm.2003.67.3.445. ISSN   1864-1547.