Island mouse
Species of rodent
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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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |