Biology:Major's tufted-tailed rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Genus: | Eliurus |
| Species: | E. majori
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| Binomial name | |
| Eliurus majori Thomas, 1895
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| Major's Tufted-tailed Rat range | |
Major's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus majori) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was named in honor of Swiss zoologist C. I. Forsyth Major.
References
- ↑ Kennerley, R. (2016). "Eliurus majori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T7622A22238442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T7622A22238442.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7622/22238442. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q307029 entry
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