Eliurus
Eliurus Temporal range: Recent | |
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Eliurus sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Nesomyidae |
Subfamily: | Nesomyinae |
Genus: | Eliurus Milne-Edwards, 1885 |
Species | |
Eliurus antsingy |
Eliurus is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.[1] It contains the following species:
- Tsingy tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus antsingy)
- Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus carletoni)
- Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus ellermani)
- Daniel's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus danieli)
- 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)
References
- ↑ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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