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SPECIES Eliurus grandidieri

Author:Carleton and Goodman, 1998.
Citation:Fieldiana Zool., N.S., 90: 165.
Common Name:Grandidier’s Tufted-tailed Rat
Type Locality:Madagascar, Antsiranana Prov., Reserve Speciale d’Anjanaharibe-Sud, 11 km WSW Befingitra, 1550 m; 14º44.5′S, 49º27.5′E.
Distribution:Middle to upper montane forest, 1250-1875 m, in the Northern Highlands and northern portion of the Central Highlands, E Madagascar.
Comments:Certain morphological features suggest that the species is most closely related to E. petteri.
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