title: List of Malagasy mammal common names
text: # List of Malagasy mammal common names
  
  The following list of Malagasy mammal names, compiled and edited by Blench & Walsh (2009), are from Garbutt (1999) unless noted otherwise. The other sources are Beaujard (1998), Goodman & Benstead (2003), Gueunier (1987), and Richardson (1885).
  
  ## Bats
  
  | Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
  | - | - | - |
  | andrehy | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
  | angavo, angavy | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
  | fanihy | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
  | fanihy vato | Eidolon dupreanum | Madagascar straw-coloured fruit bat |
  | andrehy | Pteropodidae | fruit bats |
  | angavo, angavy | Pteropodidae | fruit bats |
  | fanihy | Pteropodidae | fruit bats |
  | andrehy | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
  | fanihy | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
  | fanihy be | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
  | fanihy mena | Pteropus rufus | Madagascar flying fox |
  | andrehy | Rousettus madagascariensis | Madagascar rousette |
  | fanihy vato | Rousettus madagascariensis | Madagascar rousette |
  | manavy | | generic name for bats |
  
  ## Feliforms
  
  | Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
  | - | - | - |
  | amboa laolo | Eupleres goudotii | Falanouc |
  | falanouc | Eupleres goudotii | Falanouc |
  | fanaloka | Fossa fossana | Fanaloka; Malagasy striped civet |
  | fanaloka | Fossa fossana | Fanaloka; Malagasy striped civet |
  | tambo tsodina tambo sadina | Fossa fossana | Fanaloka; Malagasy striped civet |
  | kokia | Galidia elegans | Ring-tailed mongoose |
  | vontsira | Galidia elegans | Ring-tailed mongoose |
  | vontsira mena | Galidia elegans | Ring-tailed mongoose |
  | vontsira fotsy | Galidictis fasciata | Broad-striped mongoose |
  | bokiboki | Mungotictis decemlineata | Narrow-striped mongoose |
  | tera boky | Mungotictis decemlineata | Narrow-striped mongoose |
  | salano | Salanoia concolor | Brown-tailed mongoose |
  | jabady, jaboady zaboady | Viverricula indica | Small Indian civet |
  | fòsa vàrika | | Fossa sp. |
  | rangòka | | Fossa sp. |
  
  ## Bushpigs
  
  | Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
  | - | - | - |
  | antsanga | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
  | lambo | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
  | lambo ala | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
  | lambo dia | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bushpig |
  | lambonava | Potamochoerus larvatus | highland variety of bushpig |
  | lamboniva | Potamochoerus larvatus | lowland variety of bushpig |
  
  ## Tenrecs
  
  | Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
  | - | - | - |
  | tambo triky tambo trika | Echinops telfairi | Lesser hedgehog tenrec |
  | tanibodrika | Echinops telfairi | Lesser hedgehog tenrec |
  | sora, tsora | Hemicentetes nigriceps | Highland streaked tenrec |
  | sora, tsora | Hemicentetes semispinosus | Lowland streaked tenrec |
  | sora, tsora | Hemicentetes spp. | Streaked tenrecs |
  | voalavo ndrano | Limnogale mergulus | Aquatic tenrec |
  | fori menjy | Microgale spp. | shrew tenrecs |
  | antsangy | Oryzorictes spp. | rice tenrecs |
  | voalavo narabo | Oryzorictes spp. | rice tenrecs |
  | soky, sokina, sokinana | Setifer setosus | Greater hedgehog tenrec |
  | sora, tsora | Setifer setosus | Greater hedgehog tenrec |
  | kelora | Tenrec ecaudatus | Common tenrec |
  | tandraka, trandraka tandeke | Tenrec ecaudatus | Common tenrec |
  
  ## Shrews
  
  | Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
  | - | - | - |
  | voalavo fotsy | Suncus etruscus | Pygmy musk shrew |
  | voalavo fotsy | Suncus murinus | House shrew |
  | voalavo narabo | Suncus murinus | House shrew |
  
  ## Rodents
  
  | Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
  | - | - | - |
  | votsitse, votsotsa, votsotse | Hypogeomys antimena | Malagasy giant jumping rat |
  | kely botra | Macrotarsomys bastardi | Western forest mouse |
  | voalavo, valàvo valave | Macrotarsomys bastardi | Western forest mouse |
  | totozy totozo | Mus musculus | House mouse |
  | voalavo mena | Nesomys spp. | Red forest rats |
  | voalavo, valàvo valave | Rattus norvegicus | Brown rat |
  | voalavo, valàvo valave | Rattus rattus | Black rat |
  | voalavo, valàvo valave | | rat spp. |
  
  ## Primates
  
  | Malagasy name | Scientific name | English name |
  | - | - | - |
  | tsidy ala | Allocebus trichotis | Hairy-eared dwarf lemur |
  | ampongy | Avahi laniger | Eastern avahi |
  | fotsifaka | Avahi laniger | Eastern avahi |
  | fotsife | Avahi laniger | Eastern avahi |
  | fotsife | Avahi occidentalis | Western avahi |
  | tsara fangitra | Avahi occidentalis | Western avahi |
  | avahy | Avahi spp. | Woolly lemurs |
  | antsangy | Brachytarsomys spp. | White-tailed tree rats |
  | hataka | Cheirogaleus major | Greater dwarf lemur |
  | tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika | Cheirogaleus major | Greater dwarf lemur |
  | kely be-ohy | Cheirogaleus medius | Fat-tailed dwarf lemur |
  | matavirambo | Cheirogaleus medius | Fat-tailed dwarf lemur |
  | tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika | Cheirogaleus medius | Fat-tailed dwarf lemur |
  | fosa | Cryptoprocta ferox | Fossa |
  | ahayaiay, haihay | Daubentonia madagascariensis | Aye-aye |
  | ankomba, komba | Eulemur coronatus | Crowned lemur |
  | gidro | Eulemur coronatus | Crowned lemur |
  | ankomba, komba | Eulemur fulvus | Common brown lemur |
  | varika | Eulemur fulvus albifrons | White-fronted brown lemur |
  | varika | Eulemur fulvus albocollaris | White-collared brown lemur |
  | varika | Eulemur fulvus collaris | Collared brown lemur |
  | varikosy | Eulemur fulvus fulvus | Common brown lemur |
  | dredrika | Eulemur fulvus fulvus | Common brown lemur |
  | varika | Eulemur fulvus fulvus | Common brown lemur |
  | vàrikàla | Eulemur fulvus rufus | Red-fronted brown lemur |
  | beharavoaka | Eulemur fulvus sanfordi | Sanford's brown lemur |
  | ankomba joby | Eulemur macaco flavifrons | Blue-eyed black lemur (male) |
  | ankomba mena | Eulemur macaco flavifrons | Blue-eyed black lemur (female) |
  | ankomba, komba | Eulemur macaco macaco | Black lemur |
  | dredrika | Eulemur mongoz | Mongoose lemur |
  | gidro | Eulemur mongoz | Crowned lemur |
  | soamiera soamira | Eulemur rubriventer | Red-bellied lemur |
  | tongona | Eulemur rubriventer | Red-bellied lemur |
  | vari maso | Eulemur rubriventer | Red-bellied lemur |
  | ankomba, komba | Eulemur sanfordi | Sanford's brown lemur |
  | bokombolo mena | Hapalemur aureus | Golden bamboo lemur |
  | vari bolo mena | Hapalemur aureus | Golden bamboo lemur |
  | kotrika | Hapalemur griseus griseus | Eastern grey bamboo lemur |
  | vari bolo | Hapalemur griseus | Grey bamboo lemur |
  | bandro | Hapalemur griseus alaotrensis | Alaotra reed lemur |
  | alokoteha | Hapalemur griseus griseus | Eastern lesser bamboo lemur; Grey gentle lemur |
  | bokombolo bokombola | Hapalemur griseus griseus | Eastern grey bamboo lemur |
  | bokombolo bokombola | Hapalemur griseus griseus | Eastern lesser bamboo lemur; Grey gentle lemur |
  | halo halobe | Hapalemur griseus meridionalis | Southern lesser bamboo lemur; Southern gentle lemur |
  | ankomba valiha | Hapalemur griseus occidentalis | Western lesser bamboo lemur; Western gentle lemur |
  | bekola | Hapalemur griseus occidentalis | Western lesser bamboo lemur; Western gentle lemur |
  | bokombolo bokombola | Hapalemur griseus occidentalis | Western grey bamboo lemur |
  | kintrontro | Hapalemur griseus occidentalis | Western lesser bamboo lemur; Western gentle lemur |
  | vari bolo | Hapalemur simus | Greater bamboo lemur |
  | amboa nala | Indri indri | Indri; generic name for lemurs |
  | babakoto | Indri indri | Indri |
  | endrina | Indri indri | Indri |
  | hira | Lemur catta | Ring-tailed lemur |
  | maki, maky | Lemur catta | Ring-tailed lemur |
  | fitily, fitiliky, fitsidiky | Lepilemur dorsalis | Grey-backed sportive lemur |
  | boenga, boengy | Lepilemur edwardsi | Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur |
  | repahaka | Lepilemur edwardsi | Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur |
  | songiky | Lepilemur leucopus | White-footed sportive lemur |
  | fitily, fitiliky, fitsidiky | Lepilemur microdon | Small-toothed sportive lemur |
  | hataka | Lepilemur microdon | Small-toothed sportive lemur |
  | kotrika | Lepilemur microdon | Small-toothed sportive lemur |
  | tranga lavaka | Lepilemur microdon | Small-toothed sportive lemur |
  | varikosy | Lepilemur microdon | Small-toothed sportive lemur |
  | hataka | Lepilemur mustelinus | Weasel sportive lemur |
  | kotrika | Lepilemur mustelinus | Weasel sportive lemur |
  | tranga lavaka | Lepilemur mustelinus | Weasel sportive lemur |
  | varikosy | Lepilemur mustelinus | Weasel sportive lemur |
  | boenga, boengy | Lepilemur ruficaudatus | Red-tailed sportive lemur |
  | mahy abe ala | Lepilemur septentrionalis | Northern sportive lemur |
  | songiky | Lepilemur septentrionalis | Northern sportive lemur |
  | pondiky | Microcebus murinus | Grey mouse lemur |
  | tilitili vaha | Microcebus murinus | Grey mouse lemur |
  | tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika | Microcebus murinus | Grey mouse lemur |
  | vaki handry, vaki andri | Microcebus murinus | Grey mouse lemur |
  | tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika | Microcebus rufus | Brown mouse lemur |
  | tsidy savoka | Microcebus rufus | Brown mouse lemur |
  | tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika | Microcebus spp. | Dwarf lemurs |
  | fitily, fitiliky, fitsidiky | Mirza coquereli | Coquerel's dwarf lemur |
  | setohy | Mirza coquereli | Coquerel's dwarf lemur |
  | tilitili vaha | Mirza coquereli | Coquerel's dwarf lemur |
  | tsiba, siba | Mirza coquereli | Coquerel's dwarf lemur |
  | tanta (raolana) tantana, tantaroalela | Phaner furcifer | Fork-marked lemur |
  | vaki handry, vaki andri | Phaner furcifer | Fork-marked lemur |
  | tanta (raolana) tantana, tantaroalela | Phaner furcifer electromontis | Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur |
  | tanta (raolana) tantana, tantaroalela | Phaner furcifer furcifer | Eastern fork-marked lemur |
  | tanta (raolana) tantana, tantaroalela | Phaner furcifer pallescens | Pale fork-marked lemur |
  | vaki voho | Phaner furcifer pallescens | Pale fork-marked lemur |
  | tanta (raolana) tantana, tantaroalela | Phaner furcifer parienti | Pariente's fork-marked lemur |
  | tanta (raolana) tantana, tantaroalela | Phaner spp. | Fork-marked lemurs |
  | simpona, simpony | Propithecus diadema candidus | Silky sifaka |
  | simpona, simpony | Propithecus diadema diadema | Diademed sifaka |
  | simpona, simpony | Propithecus diadema edwardsi | Milne-Edwards' sifaka |
  | ankomba joby | Propithecus diadema perrieri | Perrier's sifaka |
  | radjako, rajako, jakoe, jakoey | Propithecus diadema perrieri | Perrier's sifaka |
  | ankomba malandy | Propithecus tattersalli | Tattersall's sifaka |
  | simpona, simpony | Propithecus tattersalli | Tattersall's sifaka |
  | sifaka | Propithecus verreauxi coquereli | Coquerel's sifaka |
  | tsiba haka | Propithecus verreauxi coquereli | Coquerel's sifaka |
  | sifaka | Propithecus verreauxi coronatus | Crowned sifaka |
  | tsiba haka | Propithecus verreauxi coronatus | Crowned sifaka |
  | sifaka | Propithecus verreauxi deckeni | Decken's sifaka |
  | tsiba haka | Propithecus verreauxi deckeni | Decken's sifaka |
  | sifaka | Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi | Verreaux's sifaka |
  | sifaka avahi | Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi | Verreaux's sifaka (dark variant) |
  | sifaka bilany | Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi | Verreaux's sifaka (Isalo area) |
  | sifakely | Propithecus sp. | Sifaka sp., small in size |
  | sifaka | Propithecus spp. | Sifaka spp. |
  | simpona, simpony | Propithecus spp. | Sifaka spp. |
  | vari mena | Varecia variegata rubra | Red ruffed lemur |
  | vari | Varecia variegata variegata | Black-and-white ruffed lemur |
  | varikandra, varikandana varianda | Varecia variegata variegata | Black-and-white ruffed lemur |
  | vàri zàtsy, vari jatsy | Varecia variegata variegata | Black-and-white ruffed lemur |
  | vàri kotrèka | | lemur sp., small, grey |
  | tsidy, tsidihy, tsitsihy tsidika | | lemur sp., small, yellowish |
  | vaki | | lemur spp. |
  | varika | | lemur spp. |
  | halokotehina | | unidentified lemur sp., small in size |
  | tsidikinizozoro | | unidentified sp. |
  