Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni), recorded as Endangered
Western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Western nesomys

Nesomys lambertoni

The western nesomys, also known as the lowland red forest rat, is a rat endemic to Madagascar.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Nesomys lambertoni
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Rodentia · Nesomyidae · Nesomys

The rodent

Rodents have ever-growing incisors. Species here are wild forms with a threat category — chipmunks, mole-rats, deer mice.

This is a named wild mammal with a photograph and a threat category on the public record.

Range and habitat

The western nesomys, also known as the lowland red forest rat, is a rat endemic to Madagascar.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Western nesomys is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Western nesomys — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3727892. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Western nesomys?
Western nesomys is a rodent in the family Nesomyidae (order Rodentia) — Nesomys lambertoni.
What is the conservation status of Western nesomys?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Nesomys lambertoni. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Western nesomys live?
The western nesomys, also known as the lowland red forest rat, is a rat endemic to Madagascar.
Why is Western nesomys in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Nesomys lambertoni?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Western nesomys a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.