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African rock mice,
swamp mice,
pouched rats, and the white-tailed rat.
Nesomyids are small- to medium-sized rodents, with the
largest being the size of...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 203
species Endangered (EN): 505
species Vulnerable (VU): 536
species Near threatened...
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There are
about 39
nesomyid species in five
subfamilies in Africa,
compared to 27 in one
subfamily extant in Madagascar.
While nesomyids make up all of the...
- (Hypogeomys antimena), also
known as the
votsotsa or votsovotsa, is a
nesomyid rodent found only in the
Menabe region of Madagascar. It is an endangered...
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muroids such as
climbing mice,
Malagasy mice, and the white-tailed rat. All
nesomyids are in the
superfamily Muroidea, a
large and
complex clade containing...
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suggesting that they must have dis****d
rapidly across South America.
Nesomyid rodents are
thought to have
rafted from
Africa to
Madagascar 20–24 million...
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Hemimerids are
relatively small (5–15 mm) and
inhabit the fur of
giant nesomyid rats in Africa.
Hemimerids have short,
broad legs with
grooves that allow...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 203
species Endangered (EN): 505
species Vulnerable (VU): 536
species Near threatened...
- The white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus) also
known as the white-tailed mouse, is the only
member of the
subfamily Mystromyinae in the
family Nesomyidae...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 203
species Endangered (EN): 505
species Vulnerable (VU): 536
species Near threatened...
