Eliurus
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Eliurus Fossil range: Recent |
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Eliurus antsingy |
Eliurus is a genus of rodent in the Nesomyidae family. It contains the following species:
- Tsingy Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus antsingy)
- Ellerman's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus ellermani)
- Grandidier's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus grandidieri)
- Major's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus majori)
- Lesser Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus minor)
- Dormouse Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus myoxinus)
- White-tipped Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus penicillatus)
- Petter's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus petteri)
- Tanala Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus tanala)
- Webb's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus webbi)
[edit] References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.