''Eliurus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
in the family
Nesomyidae
The Nesomyidae are a family (biology), family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar. Included in this family are N ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Tsingy tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus antsingy'')
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Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus carletoni'')
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Daniel's tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus danieli'')
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Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus ellermani'')
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Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus grandidieri'')
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Major's tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus majori'')
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Lesser tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus minor'')
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Dormouse tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus myoxinus'')
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White-tipped tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus penicillatus'')
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Petter's tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus petteri'')
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Tanala tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus tanala'')
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Webb's tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus webbi'')
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Henri Milne-Edwards
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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