''Brachytarsomys'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Nesomyidae
The Nesomyidae are a family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar. Included in this family are Malagasy rodents, ...
.
It contains the following species:
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White-tailed antsangy (''Brachytarsomys albicauda'')
* ''
Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis'' (extinct)
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Hairy-tailed antsangy
The hairy-tailed antsangy (''Brachytarsomys villosa'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.
It is found only in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasi ...
(''Brachytarsomys villosa'')
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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