Gymnuromys roberti Major 1896

Gymnuromys roberti Major 1896, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 324.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Prov., Ampitambe forest.

Vernacular Names: Voalavoanala.

Distribution: E Madagascar humid forest, 500-1625 m, from the Northern Highlands, along the eastern flank of the central highlands, to the southern limits of the Anosyenne Mountains.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Some have voiced concern that populations of G. roberti are being supplanted by introduced Rattus (see Carleton and Schmidt, 1990; Goodman, 1995).