Table 6. Comparisons of the rodent and tenrecid faunal lists of Children’s Cave (this work) to the sites of Lavajaza (Denys et al. 2021), Andrahomana (MacPhee 1987; Goodman et al. 2007; Burney et al. 2008) and Ankilitelo (Muldoon et al. 2009). Notes on species recorded from Andrahomana: a Microgale brevicaudata listed by Burney et al. (2008) is more likely to be M. macpheei; b Microgale principula was recorded by MacPhee (1987) and Microgale longicaudata by Burney et al. (2008) but because of similarities in dentition, it is possible that the two species have been confused and only one of these taxa is represented. Note on Lavajaza: information is only available on Rodentia from this site, no observations were made on Tenrecidae. Taxonomic groupChildren’s CaveLavajazaAndrahomanaAnkiliteloRodentia: Muridae: NesomyinaeBrachyuromys betsileoensisBrachyuromys betsileoensisBrachyuromys ramirohitraBrachyuromys ramirohitraEliurus myoxinusEliurus myoxinusEliurus sp.Eliurus sp.Hypogeomys antimenaHypogeomys australis extinctMacrotarsomys bastardiMacrotarsomys bastardiMacrotarsomys bastardiMacrotarsomys petteriMacrotarsomys petteriRodentia: Muridae: MurinaeMus musculusMus musculusMus musculusMus musculusRattus rattusRattus rattusRattus rattusRattus rattusAfrotheria: Tenrecidae: TenrecinaeEchinops telfairiEchinops telfairiSetifer setosusSetifer setosusSetifer setosusTenrec ecaudatusTenrec ecaudatusTenrec ecaudatusAfrotheria: Tenrecidae: GeogalinaeGeogale auritaGeogale auritaAfrotheria: Tenrecidae: OryzorictinaeMicrogale brevicaudata aMicrogale brevicaudataMicrogale cowaniMicrogale longicaudata bMicrogale macpheei extinctMicrogale cf. majoriMicrogale nasoloi Microgale principula bMicrogale nasoloiMicrogale pusillaMicrogale pusillaNesogale dobsoniOryzorictes tetradactylusEulipotyphla: SoricidaeSuncus etruscus

Published as part of Denys, Christiane, Gabriel, Nadine W., Lalis, Aude & Jenkins, Paulina, 2024, Subfossil rodents and tenrecs of Children's Cave, Madagascar, pp. 821 in Journal of Natural History 58 (25 - 28) on page 821, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2024.2370663, http://zenodo.org/record/13219769