White-tipped tufted-tailed rat

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White-tipped tufted-tailed rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Subfamily: Nesomyinae
Genus: Eliurus
Species: E. penicillatus
Binomial name
Eliurus penicillatus
(Thomas, 1908)

The White-tipped tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus penicillatus) is a rodent found only on the island of Madagascar. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss.

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