@Summer Tanager Yea I had no idea about this species until I was planning the trip! A friend I went to Kenya with had photographed them on a Madagascar trip but had no idea what they were. So I looked into IDing it and became very enamored with the idea of photographing one myself. Actually led to me adding this park onto the itinerary late into planning.
@Giant Eland I'm glad you added that park - it was a wise decision! This is an impressive rodent! I know that there are no native squirrels in Madagascar and this almost looks like an example of convergent evolution of a rat moving into a niche normally held by squirrels (such as the Rock Squirrel or California Ground Squirrels that we have in the U.S.).
I'm very grateful for your entire Madagascar photos and report because I'm discovering a ton of Malagasy rodents I had never heard of before. Thank you very much!
@Giant Eland Thank you for the link to the photos from the park - I'm completely unfamiliar with it! And I agree with SivatheriumGuy - I'm learning about rodents that I never knew existed! Thank you!
