Voalavoanala

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

The voalavoanala (Gymnuromys roberti) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.[1] It is the only species in the genus Gymnuromys. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

References

  1. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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