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Island mouse

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Island mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Nesomys
Species:
N. rufus
Binomial name
Nesomys rufus
Peters, 1870
Island mouse range

The island mouse[1] or eastern red forest rat[1] (Nesomys rufus) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Madagascar.

References

  1. ^ a b c Kennerley, R. (2016). "Nesomys rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14671A22237658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14671A22237658.en. Retrieved 17 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. 952. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.