Eliurus majori Thomas 1895
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Guido |
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Eliurus majori Thomas 1895 |
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Eliurus majori Thomas 1895 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16: 164.
Type Locality: Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Prov., Ambohimitambo forest, 4500 ft (1372 m).
Vernacular Names: Major's Tufted-tailed Rat.
Distribution: Middle to upper montane forest, 1000-2000 m, E Madagascar, from Montagne d’Ambre in the north to the Anosyenne Mountains in the south.
Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.
Discussion: Morphologically similar to and presumably closely related with E. penicillatus ( Carleton, 1994) .
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