Nesomys

Nesomys, also called red forest rats, is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.^[1] It is found only on Madagascar, and contains the following species:

• White-bellied nesomys (Nesomys audeberti)
• Western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni)
• Nesomys narindaensis †
• Island mouse (Nesomys rufus)

Nesomys Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent
Nesomys rufus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Nesomyidae
Subfamily:	Nesomyinae
Genus:	Nesomys Peters, 1870
Type species
Nesomys rufus
Species
See text.