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 Brachytarsomys albicauda Günther 1875 Brachytarsomys albicauda Günther 1875 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1875: 80 . Type Locality: Madagascar , between "Tamatave and Morondava;" type locality requires formal restriction, which may be possible with archival research because the species occurs only in the east. Vernacular Names: White-tailed Antsangy . Distribution: Rain forest at middle elevations, E Madagascar . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).