''Eliurus'' is a genus 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 lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are roden ...

in the family

Nesomyidae The Nesomyidae are a 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 Malagasy rodents, ...

. It contains the following species: *

Tsingy tufted-tailed rat The Tsingy tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus antsingy'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is endemic to western and northern Madagascar, and has been observed mainly in dry forest. As a result of deforestation Deforestatio ...

(''Eliurus antsingy'') *

Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat The Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus carletoni'') (synonymous with ''Eliurus'' sp. SAJ-2009a) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It was first described in 2009. It is endemic to Madagascar, in the Ankarana Speci ...

(''Eliurus carletoni'') *

Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus ellermani'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is endemic to eastern Madagascar. As only two specimens of this species have been observed, questions have been raised regarding whether th ...

(''Eliurus ellermani'') *

Daniel's tufted-tailed rat Daniel's tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus danieli'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It was discovered in 2003 in the Parc National de l’Isalo in south-central Madagascar.Carleton, M.D., and S.M. Goodman. 2007. A New Species of t ...

(''Eliurus danieli'') *

Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus grandidieri'') is a species of rodent from the family Nesomyidae. Morphological evidence suggests that Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat is most closely related to Petter's tufted-tailed rat, ''E. petteri''. ...

(''Eliurus grandidieri'') *

Major's tufted-tailed rat 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 Habitat destruction ...

(''Eliurus majori'') *

Lesser tufted-tailed rat The lesser tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus minor'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, li ...

(''Eliurus minor'') *

Dormouse tufted-tailed rat The Dormouse tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus myoxinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasika ...

(''Eliurus myoxinus'') *

White-tipped tufted-tailed rat The white-tipped tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus penicillatus'') is a rodent endemic to Madagascar. It is known from only two specimens, one collected from Ampitambe forest in 1895 or 1896 and the second in 2000. It is listed by the International ...

(''Eliurus penicillatus'') * Petter's tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus petteri'') *

Tanala tufted-tailed rat The Tanala tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus tanala'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar. References ;Notes ;Sources *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ...

(''Eliurus tanala'') * Webb's tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus webbi'')

References

Rodent genera Taxa named by Henri Milne-Edwards Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{muroid-stub