Brachyuromys ramirohitra 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 : 948

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scientific name	Brachyuromys ramirohitra Major 1896
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Brachyuromys ramirohitra Major 1896 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 323.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Prov., 6 hours SE Fandriana, Ampitambe forest.

Vernacular Names: Greater Short-tailed Rat.

Distribution: Isolated records, ca. 900-1990 m, in highlands of N and C Madagascar.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Extent poorly documented, but recent records paint a broader distribution in the Central Highlands ( Soarimalala et al., 2001) as well as its presumably isolated occurrence in the Northern Highlands ( Jansa and Carleton, 2003 b).