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An island near the African coast, Madagascar is home to a large variety of animals and birds. Amongst all the different kinds of animals found in Madagascar, the Madagascar mammals constitute a wide range of creatures from the fascinating Lemurs to the carnivores, Tenrecs, rodents, Bats and others. The mammals of Madagascar display various behavioral patterns and inhabit different regions of the island.
Madagascar consists of the climatic and vegetative conditions ideal for the existence of a wide range of mammals. Madagascar mammals form an interesting aspect of the country's ecosystem and contribute to a large extent to the island's ecological reserve. The mammals in Madagascar include various species of Lemurs like the mouse lemurs, the dwarf lemurs, the sportive lemurs, the bamboo lemurs, the mongoose lemur, the brown lemurs, the Indris, the Aye-Aye and many more. Carnivores like the Falanouc, Fosa and the mongoose, Tenrecs including the hedgehog tenrecs, the common tenrec, the large-eared tenrec and others, rodents comprising various types of rats, Bats like the Madagascar flying fox and the Commerson's leaf-nosed Bat etc make up the family of mammals in Madagascar.
The mammal species in Madagascar are found in various parts of the country. The entire mammal population of Madagascar is distributed all over the country. The habitats of the Madagascar mammals vary from the dry regions of the country to the eastern region of Madagascar, the rainforests, the Spiny forest and the western part of the island. Different regions of Madagascar consist of various types of mammals. These mammals of Madagascar form an interesting part of the country's fauna and thus provide Madagascar its unique quality with respect to wildlife.
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