 Malagasy giant rat

The Malagasy giant rat ("Hypogeomys antimena"), also known as the votsotsa or votsovotsa, is a nesomyid rodent found only in the Menabe region of Madagascar.It is an endangered species due to habitat loss, slow reproduction, and limited range (200 square kilometres north of Morondava, between the rivers Tomitsy and Tsiribihina)  Pairs are monogamous and females bear only one or two young per year.