Voalavo gymnocaudus, Carleton & Goodman, 1998
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Felipe |
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Voalavo gymnocaudus |
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Northern Naked-tail Forest Mouse
Voalavo gymnocaudus View in CoL
French: Voalavo a queue nue / German: Nordlicher Voalavo / Spanish: Raton de bosque de cola desnuda septentrional
Other common names: Naked-tailed Voalavo, Northern Voalavo
Taxonomy. Voalavo gymnocaudus Carleton & Goodman, 1998, View in CoL
“ Madagascar, Province d’Antsiranana, Réserve Spéciale d’Anjanaharibe-Sud , 12.2 km WSW of Befingitra , 1950 m, 14°44.8’S, 40°26.0’E ” GoogleMaps
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. Endemic to N Madagascar. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 80-90 mm, tail 120-129 mm; weight 17-25-5 g. Fur of the Northern Naked-tail Forest Mouse is soft and relatively thick, with silky texture. Dorsum is medium gray, flanks and neck are brownish, and venter is off-white, mixed with light gray. Tail is largely naked and bicolored, gray dorsally and white ventrally. Tarsi are brownish gray, and feet and toes are completely white.
Habitat. Eastern humid montane forest at elevations of 1225-1950 m. The Northern Naked-tail Forest Mouse is only known from mountains surrounding the Andapa Basin.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. Northern Naked-tail Forest Mice have a gland on their upper chest that produces a distinct odor and is most developed in reproductive males. Females probably give birth at the end of the dry season in late August through September. They have three pairs of mammae, and litters have up to two young.
Activity patterns. The Northern Naked-tail Forest Mouse is nocturnal and scansorial. It probably lives in ground burrows and forages in an arboreal manner. It is capable of moving across very thin lianas, no larger than the width of a pencil.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Northern Naked-tail Forest Mouse is strictly forest-dwelling and is known from a limited area of eastern montane forest in northern Madagascar. Currently, degradation ofits remaining forested habitat by humans is relatively limited.
Bibliography. Carleton & Goodman (1998, 2000), Goodman et al. (2013), Soarimalala & Goodman (2011).
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