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Dormouse Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus myoxinus)

Dormouse Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus myoxinus)

Dormouse Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus myoxinus)


Class: Mammalia
Family: Nesomyidae
Common Name: Dormouse Tufted-tailed Rat
Genus: Eliurus
Species Name: myoxinus

About The Dormouse Tufted-tailed Rat

This species is endemic to Madagascar, where it ranges widely from lowland humid forest in the north-east to dry forests formations in the western and southern portions of the island. It occurs from the Rserve Naturelle Intgrale d'Ankarafantsika in the north to the vicinity of Bevilany in the south-east. It has been recorded from near sea level to 1,250 m asl (Carleton et al. 2001; Carleton 2003).

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: Goodman, S. 2008. Eliurus myoxinus. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>

Trips Where Observed

Madagascar

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