Brachytarsomys
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Brachytarsomys is a genus of rodent
in the family Nesomyidae
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It contains the following species:
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the family Nesomyidae
Nesomyidae
Nesomyidae is a family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar...
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It contains the following species:
- White-tailed AntsangyWhite-tailed AntsangyThe White-tailed Antsangy is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.It is found only in Madagascar....
(Brachytarsomys albicauda) - Brachytarsomys mahajambaensisBrachytarsomys mahajambaensisBrachytarsomys mahajambaensis is an extinct rodent from northwestern Madagascar. It is known from nine isolated molars found in several sites during field work that started in 2001. First described in 2010, it is placed in the genus Brachytarsomys together with two larger living species, which may...
(extinct) - Hairy-tailed AntsangyBrachytarsomys villosaBrachytarsomys villosa is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.It is found only in Madagascar....
(Brachytarsomys villosa)