Malagasy Giant Rat
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| Malagasy Giant Rat Fossil range: Recent |
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| Hypogeomys antimena A. Grandidier , 1869 |
The Malagasy Giant Rat (Hypogeomys antimena), also known as the Votsovotsa, is a rodent found only in the Menabe region of Madagascar. It is an endangered species due to habitat loss, reproductive habits and limited range (20 square kilometres north of Morondava, between the rivers Tomitsy and Tsiribihina [1] Pairs are monogamous and females bear only one or two young per year. It is the only living species in the genus Hypogeomys.
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[edit] References
- ^ S. Sommer & H. Tichy (1999). Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II polymorphism and paternity in the monogamous Hypogeomys antimena, the endangered, largest endemic Malagasy rodent. Molecular Ecology 8: 1259–1272. doi:.
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