This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The Malagasy giant jumping rat, aka Malagasy giant rat, votsotsa, or votsovotsa, hails only from the western Menabe region of Madagascar, between the rivers Tomitsy and Tsiribihina. They prefer sandy coastal areas and mature deciduous forests. Sadly, due to the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of the logging […]

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