Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Nesomyidae
Subfamilia: Nesomyinae
Genus: Voalavo
Species: Voalavo antsahabensis

Name

Holotype: UADBA 45701, adult ♀, skin, skull and partial postcranial skeleton.

Type locality: “Madagascar: Province d’Antananarivo, Fivondronana d’Anjozorobe, Commune Rurale d’Anjozorobe, Fokontany d’Antsahabe, Forêt d’Analamahavery, 6.3 km E Antsahabe (village), 8824.609S, 47856.329E, elevation 1425 m above sea level.”

References

Primary references

  • Goodman, S.M., Rakotondravony, D., Randriamanantsoa, H.N. & Rakotomalala-Razanahoera, M. 2005. A new species of rodent from the montane forest of central eastern Madagascar (Muridae: Nesomyinae: Voalavo). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 118: 863–873.

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Voalavo
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