Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Nesomyidae |
Genus: | Eliurus |
Species: | E. ellermani |
Binomial name | |
Eliurus ellermani Carleton, 1994 | |
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Range of Eliurus ellermani |
Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus ellermani) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is endemic to eastern Madagascar. [2] As only two specimens of this species have been observed, questions have been raised regarding whether this taxon is distinct from Eliurus tanala. [1]