Daniel's tufted-tailed rat
| Daniel's tufted-tailed rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Genus: | Eliurus |
| Species: | E. danieli |
| Binomial name | |
| Eliurus danieli | |
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| Eliurus danieli range | |
Daniel's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus danieli) [1] is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family. It was discovered in 2003 in the Parc National de l’Isalo in south-central Madagascar.[2] It is named for Daniel Rakotondravony, professor of animal biology at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar.[1]
Daniel's tufted-tailed rat first became known in 1995, when a specimen was found to belong to the majori-penicillatus complex. Molecular data suggested that Eliurus majori was a close relative; study of two more animals found in 2002 indicated that it is a different species.
Description
A male specimen found in December 2002 was found to have scrotal testes with convoluted epididymis.[2] It has a notably rounded braincase, certainly in comparison with E. antsingy.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. JHU Press. pp. 98, 529. ISBN 9780801893049.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carleton, M.D., and S.M. Goodman. 2007. A New Species of the Eliurus majori Complex (Rodentia: Muroidea: Nesomyidae) from South-central Madagascar, with Remarks on Emergent Species Groupings in the Genus Eliurus. American Museum Novitates 3547: 1–21.
- ↑ Goodman, Steven M.; Martin Raheriarisena; Sharon A. Jansa (2009). "A new species of Eliurus Milne Edwards, 1885 (Rodentia: Nesomyinae) from the Réserve Spéciale d’Ankarana, northern Madagascar". Bonner zoologische Beiträge 56 (3): 133–49. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
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