The Betsileo short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Genus: | Brachyuromys |
| Species: | B. betsileoensis
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| Brachyuromys betsileoensis (Bartlett, 1880)
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References
edit- ^ Kennerley, R. (2016). "Brachyuromys betsileoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2997A22234256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T2997A22234256.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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