Biology:Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Eliurus
Species:
E. ellermani
Binomial name
Eliurus ellermani
Carleton, 1994
Eliurus ellermani range map.svg
Range of Eliurus ellermani

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Goodman, S.; Andrianjakarivelo, V.; Razafimahatratra, E. (2008). "E. ellermani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. {{cite iucn}}: error: malformed |id= identifier (help)
  2. Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 2. JHU Press. ISBN 9780801882210. https://books.google.com/books?id=YnYED-YG0ZYC&q=eliurus+ellermani&pg=PA949. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3729899 entry