Island mouse

The island mouse^[1] or eastern red forest rat^[1] (Nesomys rufus) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.^[2] It is endemic to Madagascar.

Island mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Nesomyidae
Genus:	Nesomys
Species:	N. rufus
Binomial name
Nesomys rufus Peters, 1870
Island mouse range