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Eliurus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Nesomyinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Nesomyidae

Scientific name
  
Eliurus

Higher classification
  
Nesomyinae

Order
  
Rodent

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Lower classifications
  
Dormouse tufted‑tailed rat, Major's tufted‑tailed rat, White‑tipped tufted‑tailed rat, Grandidier's tufted‑tailed rat, Tanala tufted‑tailed rat

Eliurus is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It contains the following species:

  • Tsingy tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus antsingy)
  • Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus carletoni)
  • Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus ellermani)
  • Daniel's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus danieli)
  • Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus grandidieri)
  • Major's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus majori)
  • Lesser tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus minor)
  • Dormouse tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus myoxinus)
  • White-tipped tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus penicillatus)
  • Petter's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus petteri)
  • Tanala tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus tanala)
  • Webb's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus webbi)
  • References

    Eliurus Wikipedia