Nesomys lamberti

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf species
gptkbp:activities nocturnal
gptkbp:averageLifespan up to 5 years
gptkbp:behavior foraging
gptkbp:bodyStyle fur
gptkbp:breedingSeason year-round
seasonal breeding
gptkbp:canEstablish about 6 weeks
gptkbp:class Mammalia
gptkbp:climate tropical climate
gptkbp:colors brown
camouflaged
gptkbp:communicationEquipment vocalizations
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
habitat protection
gptkbp:culturalSignificance none known
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:environmentalImpact seed disperser
gptkbp:family Muridae
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy A. Grandidier
gptkbp:foragingBehavior omnivorous scavenger
gptkbp:fossilRecord limited
gptkbp:geneticDiversity moderate
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Nesomys
gptkbp:gestationPeriod about 30 days
gptkbp:habitat forest
tropical forests
dense vegetation
gptkbp:hasLength 25 to 30 cm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nesomys lamberti
gptkbp:humanInteraction minimal
gptkbp:kingdom Animalia
gptkbp:litterSize 2 to 4 young
gptkbp:matingSystem monogamous
gptkbp:migration non-migratory
gptkbp:movement quadrupedal
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Madagascar
gptkbp:nesting ground nests
gptkbp:order Rodentia
gptkbp:phylum Chordata
gptkbp:populationTrend stable
gptkbp:predators low
birds of prey
gptkbp:relatedTo Nesomys rufus
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:researchAreas studied in the wild
gptkbp:senses keen sense of smell
gptkbp:socialResponsibility limited social interaction
none observed
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary or pairs
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Nesomys_lamberti_lamberti
Nesomys_lamberti_rufescens
gptkbp:territory variable
marking territory
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:weight 300 to 500 grams
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1867