Nesomys
| Nesomys Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent | |
|---|---|
| Nesomys rufus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Nesomyinae |
| Genus: | Nesomys Peters, 1870 |
| Type species | |
| Nesomys rufus | |
| Species | |
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Nesomys, also called red forest rats, is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. 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)