# Talk:Eastern voalavo

This review is transcluded from Talk:Voalavo antsahabensis/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: J Milburn (talk) 23:17, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
Hey, just claiming this one now. I'll offer a review at some point soon. J Milburn (talk) 23:18, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

"Voalavo antsahabensis is a rodent in the genus Voalavo" Somewhat redundant- perhaps mention the family rather than the genus?
Done.
Perhaps mention the common name in the lead?
Done.
Mention in the caption that those are known distributions, rather than complete distributions?
Done.
Not a massive problem, but a thought; this article seems to focus a little too heavily on comparing this species to the other in the genus, rather than describing it for its own sake, if you see what I mean. I don't think it's a problem at this stage, and I'm not going to hold up the GAC for it, but it's something to think about.
I agree. The reason is that Goodman et al. (2005) do not describe the species at all (well, almost); they only compare it with V. gymnocaudus.
"osteologically" Link?
Done.
"Anjozorobe is about from the nearest occurrence of V. gymnocaudus" Sorry?
Fixed.
Short and sweet. I am left pondering what it feeds on, and the article lacks information about reproduction, lifespan and such; I'd like to see at least a hint of the former, but I doubt the latter will be answerable at this stage. Other than that, I do come away from the article feeling I know what I need to know about the species. Sources, images, stability and such are fine, obviously. J Milburn (talk) 01:20, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

I'd guess it eats fruits and seeds as such—Voalavo is said to have a similar niche to Monticolomys. However, I'm almost sure there is nothing specific on this species. Thanks for the review! Ucucha 07:23, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
Shorter review than usual, but I'm happy to promote this. Nice work, keep them coming! J Milburn (talk) 10:29, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

This article should not have been moved.   The binomial is much more regularly used then "Eastern voalavo", and using a "vernacular name for a species described in the last 2 decades from a few specimens is POV.--Kevmin § 19:52, 18 August 2017 (UTC)