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Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat

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Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Eliurus
Species:
E. ellermani
Binomial name
Eliurus ellermani
Carleton, 1994
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

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  1. ^ a b 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.