Kingdom Animalia Family Nesomyidae Phylum Chordata Order Rodent | Class Mammalia Subfamily Nesomyinae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Malagasy giant rat, Rodent, Nesomyinae, Eliurus, Voalavoanala | ||
Hypogeomys is a genus of rodents in the family Nesomyidae, found in Madagascar. There is one extant species, the Malagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena), currently an endangered species with a restricted range. There is also another species known from subfossils from a few thousand years ago, Hypogeomys australis. H. antinema measures 33 centimetres (13 in), making it the largest rodent in Madagascar, while H. australis seems to have been slightly larger.
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