HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Nesomyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Nesomyinae
--> GENUS Eliurus
SPECIES Eliurus minor
Author: | Major, 1896. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 462. | Common Name: | Lesser Tufted-tailed Rat | Type Locality: | Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Prov., Ampitambe. | Distribution: | Humid forests of E Madagascar, near sea level to 1875 m. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Co-occurs regionally with most other species of Eliurus. Extensive size variation and broad altitudinal occurrence suggest a species composite. |
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