The Malagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena), also known as the votsotsa or votsovotsa, is a nesomyid rodent found only in the Menabe region of Madagascar...

gambianus Giant pouched rat, genus Cricetomys Malagasy giant rat, Hypogeomys antimena Flores giant rat, Papagomys armandvillei Mountain giant Sunda rat, Sundamys...

Webb's tufted-tailed rat, Eliurus webbi Genus Gymnuromys Voalavoanala, Gymnuromys roberti Genus Hypogeomys Votsovotsa (Malagasy giant rat), Hypogeomys antimena...

contains other African muroids such as climbing mice, Malagasy mice, and the white-tailed rat. All nesomyids are in the superfamily Muroidea, a large...

Nesomyidae, part of an ancient radiation of African and Malagasy muroids. The name "pouched rat" refers to their large cheek pouches. The species are:...

pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), also commonly known as the African giant pouched rat, is a species of nocturnal pouched rat of the giant pouched rat genus...

Webb's tufted-tailed rat, Eliurus webbi Genus Gymnuromys Voalavoanala, Gymnuromys roberti Genus Hypogeomys Votsovotsa (Malagasy giant rat), Hypogeomys antimena...

to Cricetomys gambianus, the Gambian pouched rat. Both species belong to Cricetomys, the genus of the giant pouched rats. These animals were introduced...

The southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is distributed in the savannah of East and Southern...

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...

Hypogeomys, with one species, but this genus name is normally used for the Malagasy giant rat, which belongs to the family Nesomyidae. Minnesota is nicknamed the...

belonging to the subfamily Nesomyinae. They include the large, endangered Malagasy giant rat. Due to their ability to fly, a greater variety of bats have reached...

The Kivu giant pouched rat (Cricetomys kivuensis) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Emin's...

mammals include the narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata), Malagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena), and endangered Madame Berthe's mouse lemur...

climbing mouse Genus Eliurus - tufted-tailed rat Genus Gymnuromys - voalavoanala Genus Hypogeomys - Malagasy giant rat Genus Macrotarsomys - big-footed mouse...

pygmy loris, meerkat, pygmy marmoset, harvest mouse, dwarf mongoose, Malagasy giant rat, Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, and vampire bat. An outdoor trail system...

Gymnuromys Voalavoanala, Gymnuromys roberti LC Genus: Hypogeomys Malagasy giant rat, Hypogeomys antimena EN Hypogeomys australis EX Genus: Macrotarsomys...

tufted-tailed rat Malagasy giant rat Greater big-footed mouse White-tailed rat Western nesomys Eastern voalavo Sandy mole-rat Big-headed mole-rat Armenian birch...

Gymnuromys roberti - voalavoanala Genus Hypogeomys Hypogeomys antimena - Malagasy giant rat Hypogeomys australis - (extinct) Genus Macrotarsomys Macrotarsomys...

Nesomyidae, found in Madagascar. There is one extant species, the Malagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena), currently an endangered species with a restricted...

French zoologist Francis Petter for his contributions to the study of Malagasy rodents. Petter's big-footed mouse, the largest species in the genus, is...

giant jumping rats, mongooses and a walkthrough aviary. Black-and-white ruffed lemur Red-fronted brown lemur Aye-aye Narrow-striped mongoose Malagasy...

are relatively rare and have restricted geographic distributions. The link rat, Deomys ferugineus, has been traditionally placed in this subfamily, but...

Michael Carleton and Steven Goodman. The generic name, Voalavo, is a general Malagasy word for rodent, and the specific name, gymnocaudus, refers to the naked...

lemur Mongoose lemur Aye-aye Collared lemur Common brown lemur Fossa Malagasy giant rat Radiated tortoise The Garden of the Senses opened in spring 1998 at...

Safford, R. & Hawkins, F. (2020) The Birds of Africa. Volume VIII: The Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Mascarenes. Bloomsbury Publishing...

The Malagasy mountain mouse or Koopman's montane voalavo (Monticolomys koopmani) is a rodent within the subfamily Nesomyinae of the family Nesomyidae....

depicting a silphium stalk. A Malagasy pygmy hippopotamus skeleton compared to a common hippopotamus skull. A skeleton of giant elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus)...

The greater hamster-rat, greater long-tailed pouched rat, or long-tailed pouched rat (Beamys major) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It...

(Eliurus webbi) Gymnuromys Voalavoanala (Gymnuromys roberti) Hypogeomys Malagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena) Hypogeomys australis Macrotarsomys Bastard big-footed...