Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat

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Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Eliurus
Species:
E. ellermani
Binomial name
Eliurus ellermani
Carleton, 1994
Eliurus ellermani range map.svg
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]

References

  1. 1 2 Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Eliurus ellermani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T136325A115205656. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T136325A22238824.en . Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 2. JHU Press. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0.