Nesomyidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier Author Thomas E. Lacher, Jr text 2017 2017-11-30 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II 156 203 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6600357 978-84-16728-04-6 6600357 16. Anjozorobe Naked-tail Forest Mouse Voalavo antsahabensis French: V oalavo d 'Antsahabe / German: Ostlicher Voalavo / Spanish: Raton de bosque de cola desnuda de Anjozorobe Other common names: Eastern Voalavo Taxonomy. Voalavo antsahabensis Goodman et al, 2005 , “ Madagascar , Province d’Antananarivo , Fivondronana d’Anjozorobe , Commune Rurale d’Anjozorobe , Fokontany d’Antsahabe , Forét d’Analamahavery , 6- 3 km E Antsahabe (village), 18°24.60’S , 47°56.32’E , elevation 1425 m above sea level.” This species is monotypic. Distribution. Endemic to E edge of the Central Highlands of Madagascar (Anjozorobe region). Descriptive notes. Head—body 85-100 mm, tail 102-123 mm; weight 19-26 g. Fur of the Anjozorobe Naked-tail Forest Mouse is soft and relatively thick, with silky texture. Dorsum is medium gray, flanks and neck are brownish, and venter is off-white, mixed with light gray. Largely naked tail is bicolored, gray dorsally and white ventrally. Tarsi are brownish gray, and feet and toes are completely white. Habitat. Eastern humid montane forest at elevations of 1250-1425 m. Food and Feeding. The Anjozorobe Naked-tail Forest Mouse is presumed to be a granivore and to a lesser extent frugiore. Breeding. The Anjozorobe Naked-tail Forest Mouse has a gland on its upper chest that produces a distinct odor, most developed in reproductive males. Females have three pairs of mammae, and litters have up to two young. Activity patterns. The Anjozorobe Naked-tail Forest Mouse is nocturnal and scansorial. It probably lives in ground burrows and forages in an arboreal manner. It is capable of moving across very thin lianas, no larger than the width of a pencil. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List. The Anjozorobe Naked-tail Forest Mouse is strictly forest-dwelling and is known from a very restricted area in the central eastern humid forest. Its extent of occurrence is only c.60 km*. Given continued degradation ofits remaining forested habitat by humans, its mediumand short-term future is uncertain. Bibliography. Goodman, Rakotondravony et al. (2005), Goodman, Soarimalala et al. (2013), Soarimalala & Goodman (2011).