Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat

Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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

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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

^ ^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.
^ 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.

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[IUCN-1] 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.

[MammalSpecies-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.

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