White-bellied Nesomys
Nesomys audeberti (Jentink, 1879)
Also calledAudebert-Inselratte (deu) · Nésomys d'Audebert (fra) · Nésomys d’Audebert (fra) · Ratto rosso del Madagascar dal ventre bianco (ita) · malgaszomysz białobrzucha (pol) · ハラジロアシナガマウス (jpn)
First described in: Notes Leyden Mus. vol.1879 p.107
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Carleton and Schmidt (1990: 18) discussed the indeterminate nature of Audebert’s collecting localities.
Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae
distribution
Distribution: Low to middle elevation rain forest, sea level- 1000 m, from vicinity of Antongil Bay to Vohimena Mtns, E Madagascar.
Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: " Maisine and Savary. — N. E. Madagascar; " type locality requires formal restriction.
Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae
activity
Activity patterns. Audebert’s Forest Rat is diurnal and terrestrial, with a tendency to be crepuscular. It lives in underground in complex burrows with numerous holes and often placed in root complexes. These burrows have sections with freshly clipped plant material and sleeping chambers with finer plant material.
Nesomyidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4263432.