Eliurus tanala Major, 1896 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18:462.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Prov., 30 mi S Fianarantsoa, near Vinanitelo .

DISTRIBUTION: Madagascar: middle to upper elevation E rain forest.

COMMENTS: Distribution overlaps that of its morphologically similar congener E. webbi at lower elevations.