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Gymnuromys roberti Forsyth Major, 1896

Sleek-furred Ground Rat

Authority citation: Forsyth Major, C.I. 1896-10-01. Diagnoses of new mammals from Madagascar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)18(106):318-325.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211267

Original name as described: Gymnuromys Roberti

Nominal names: roberti Forsyth Major, 1896

Other common names: Voalavoanala


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Nesomyidae -- Subfamily: Nesomyinae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH (number not known)

Type locality: "Ampitambè forest," Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Madagascar (MDG)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003756

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