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 Nesomys rufus Peters 1870 Nesomys rufus Peters 1870 , Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin: 55 . Type Locality: Madagascar , Antsiranana Prov. , Vohima. Vernacular Names: Rufous Nesomys . Distribution: Broadly distributed in montane forest, 900-2300 m , from the Northern Highlands to the southern Anosyenne Mtns, E Madagascar . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).