- Major's Tufted-Tailed Rat
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Major's Tufted-tailed Rat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Nesomyidae Genus: Eliurus Species: E. majori Binomial name Eliurus majori
Thomas, 1895
Major's Tufted-tailed Rat range Major's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus majori) is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was named in honor of Swiss zoologist C. I. Forsyth Major.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Eliurus majori. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Muroid rodent stubs
- Nesomyid rodents
- Mammals of Madagascar
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