Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 930 955 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Brachyuromys betsileoensis (Bartlett 1879) [Brachyuromys] betsileoensis (Bartlett 1879) , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1879: 770 . Type Locality: Madagascar , "S.E. Betsileo." . Vernacular Names: Lesser Short-tailed Rat . Distribution: Central Highlands and its eastern fringes, ca. 900-2450 m , Madagascar . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: Described as a species of Nesomys but referred to Brachyuromys by Major (1896) . Occurs sympatrically with B. ramirohitra ( Goodman and Rasolonandrasana, 2001 ) .