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Lesser tufted-tailed rat

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Species of rodent

Lesser tufted-tailed rat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Eliurus
Species: E. minor
Binomial name
Eliurus minor
Major, 1896
Lesser tufted-tailed rat range

The lesser tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus minor) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar.

References

  1. Kennerley, R. (2016). "Eliurus minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T7621A22238349. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T7621A22238349.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Extant species of family Nesomyidae
Petromyscinae
Petromyscus
(Rock mice)
Delanymyinae
Delanymys
Dendromurinae
Dendromus
(African
climbing mice)
Dendroprionomys
Malacothrix
Megadendromus
Prionomys
Steatomys
Mystromyinae
Mystromys
Cricetomyinae
(Pouched rats)
Beamys
Cricetomys
Saccostomus
Nesomyinae
(Malagasy rats
and mice)
Brachytarsomys
Brachyuromys
Eliurus
Gymnuromys
Hypogeomys
Macrotarsomys
Monticolomys
Nesomys
Voalavo
Category
Taxon identifiers
Eliurus minor


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