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We report the presence of Macrotarsomys bastardi , Bastard’s big - footed mouse, at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve in southwestern Madagascar. Despite years of fieldwork, including field research targeting the nocturnal mammals, this species had never been reported here previously. A program of intensive and random capture of nocturnal mammals was established over a period of one year (October 2006 to September 2007). We monitored the relative abundances and microhabitat preferences of small-bodied nocturnal mammals in three forests at Beza, as reflected in trapping success both on the ground and at heights of one to two meters in the trees. Three species are common at Beza (although they have different apparent habitat preferences): Microcebus griseorufus , Rattus rattus , and Echinops telfairi . Endemic rodents appear to be rare. Possible interactions between introduced rodents (rats and mice) and endemic species of rodents ( Macrotarsomys and Eliurus ) are also discussed. RESUME Apres plusieurs annees de recherches dans la Reserve Speciale de Beza Mahafaly au Sud - ouest de Madagascar, y compris les recherches sur les mammiferes nocturnes, la presence de Macrotarsomys bastardi (famille des Nesomyidae) est signalee pour la premiere fois dans cet endroit. Une serie d’echantillonnage et une seance de capture intensive des especes nocturnes ont ete organisees durant une annee dans trois forets differentes de cette region (entre octobre 2006 et septembre 2007). Les pieges avaient ete installes sur le sol ou sur des branches a une hauteur comprise entre un et deux metre(s) pour evaluer l’abondance relative et la preference pour des microhabitats des micromammiferes nocturnes. Trois especes, ayant chacune des preferences particulieres pour un type d’habitat, sont frequentes a Beza Mahafaly, a savoir Microcebus griseorufus , Rattus rattus et Echinops telfairi . Les rongeurs endemiques sont rares ( Macrotarsomys et Eliurus ), fait qui pourrait s’expliquer par leur interaction avec les rongeurs introduits (rats et souris) qui est discute ici.

madagascar conservation and development

Discovery of Macrotarsomys bastardi at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, southwest Madagascar, with observations on the dynamics of small mammal interactions