| Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat | |
|---|---|
|  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]