Eliurus ellermani, Carleton, 1994
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Felipe |
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Eliurus ellermani |
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Ellerman’s Tufted-tail Rat
French: Rat-loir d’Ellerman / German: Ellerman-Bilchschwanz / Spanish: Rata de cola de penacho de Ellerman
Other common names: Ellerman’s Tuft-tailed Rat
Taxonomy. Eliurus ellermani Carleton, 1994 View in CoL ,
“ Hiaraka , near Maroantsetra , 850 m altitude.”
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. Endemic to E Madagascar. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 152 mm, tail 177 mm; weight ¢.100 g. Measurements were taken from one Ellerman’s Tufted-tail Rat; weight was estimated. Dorsum is dark grayish brown, and venter is off white. Distal one-third of tail is covered with dark hair that becomes progressively thicker toward tip.
Habitat. Eastern humid lowland forest at elevations of 400-850 m.
Food and Feeding. Ellerman’s Tufted-tail Rat is presumed to be largely granivorous.
Breeding. Ellerman’s Tufted-tail Rat have three pairs of mammae.
Activity patterns. Ellerman’s Tufted-tail Rat is presumed to be nocturnal and scansorial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Ellerman’s Tufted-tail Rat is forest-dwelling and is known from two specimens collected in the eastern humid forests. Given its apparent rarity and continued declines in natural forests of this region, its mediumand long-term future is uncertain.
Bibliography. Carleton (1994, 2003), Goodman et al. (2013), Soarimalala & Goodman (2011).
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