White-tipped Tufted-tailed Rat
Eliurus penicillatus Thomas, 1908
Also calledBlischel-Bilchschwanz (deu) · Rat-loir a queue blanche (fra) · Witpluimstaarteilandrat (nld) · kitkowiec białoogonowy (pol) · madagaskarinvalkotupsukas (fin) · Беловатый хомяк (rus) · オジロフデオアシナガマウス (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8 vol.2 p.453
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Morphologically like E. majori except for possession of a white-tipped caudal tuft. Tentatively retained as a species by Carleton (1994); specific status maintained based on morphometric comparisons with E. majori and E. tanala by Carleton and Goodman (2000).
Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae
discussion
COMMENTS: Tentatively retained as a species by Carleton (1993) but its level of differentiation from E. majori requires further study.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
activity
Activity patterns. The White-tailed Tufted-tail Rat is presumed to be nocturnal and scansorial.
Nesomyidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Only known from three localities in eastern humid montane forest at elevations of 1100 - 1670 m.
Nesomyidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438528.