Gymnuromys roberti Major 1896

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 930-955 : 951

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11328839
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scientific name	Gymnuromys roberti Major 1896
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Gymnuromys roberti Major 1896 View in CoL

Gymnuromys roberti Major 1896 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 324.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Prov., Ampitambe forest.

Vernacular Names: Voalavoanala.

Distribution: E Madagascar humid forest, 500-1625 m, from the Northern Highlands, along the eastern flank of the central highlands, to the southern limits of the Anosyenne Mountains.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Some have voiced concern that populations of G. roberti are being supplanted by introduced Rattus (see Carleton and Schmidt, 1990; Goodman, 1995).