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Eliurus
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Nesomyidae
Nesomyinae
Genus Eliurus

Eliurus is a genus of nesomyids in the Nesomyidae family.

Species[]

It contains the following species:

Tsingy Tufted-tailed Rat (Carleton, Goodman & Rakotondravony, 2001) (Eliurus antsingy)
Ankarana Special Reserve Tufted-tailed Rat (Goodman, Raheriarisena & Jansa, 2009) (Eliurus carletoni)
Ellerman's Tufted-tailed Rat (Carleton, 1994) (Eliurus ellermani)
Daniel's Tufted-tailed Rat (Carleton & Goodman, 2007) (Eliurus danieli)
Grandidier's Tufted-tailed Rat (Carleton & Goodman, 1998) (Eliurus grandidieri)
Major's Tufted-tailed Rat (Thomas, 1895) (Eliurus majori)
Lesser Tufted-tailed Rat (Major, 1896) (Eliurus minor)
Dormouse Tufted-tailed Rat (Milne-Edwards, 1855) (Eliurus myoxinus)
White-tipped Tufted-tailed Rat (Thomas, 1908) (Eliurus penicillatus)
Petter's Tufted-tailed Rat (Carleton, 1994) (Eliurus petteri)
Tanala Tufted-tailed Rat (Major, 1896) (Eliurus tanala)
Webb's Tufted-tailed Rat (Ellerman, 1949) (Eliurus webbi)
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