Ankarafantsika National Park is a national park in the Boeny Region of Madagascar. The closest city is Majunga 115 km north of the park. Ankarafantsika is mostly tropical in climate type. The Sakalava people are the predominant ethnic group living and farming in the park. The greater big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens) occurs in the park and is not known from anywhere else.
Read more about Ankarafantsika National Park: The Park, Flora and Fauna
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