Northern Voalavo
Voalavo gymnocaudus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Nesomyidae
The northern voalavo (Voalavo gymnocaudus), also known as the naked-tailed voalavo or simply the voalavo, is a rodent in the family Nesomyidae found in the Northern Highlands of Madagascar. Discovered in 1994 and formally described in 1998, it is the type species of the genus Voalavo; its closest relative is the eastern voalavo of the Central Highlands. DNA sequencing suggests that it may be more closely related to Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat than to other species of the closely related genus Eliurus.
Les Hautes Terres de Madagascar, appelées aussi Hautes Terres du Centre ou anciennement Hauts-Plateaux, sont une région montagneuse située dans le centre de Madagascar. Géographie Situation Les Hautes Terres centrales sont l'une des régions naturelles de Madagascar. Elle correspond à la partie orientale des hautes terres de l'île et s'inscrit dans les régions administratives de l'Analamanga, de l'Itasy, du Bongolava, du Vakinankaratra, de l'Amoron'i Mania et de la Haute Matsiatra.
Voalavo gymnocaudus es una especie de roedor de la familia Nesomyidae. Distribución geográfica Es endémica del norte de Madagascar.
Distribution
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