Eliurus penicillatus Thomas 1908

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 930-955 : 950

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scientific name	Eliurus penicillatus Thomas 1908
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Eliurus penicillatus Thomas 1908 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 2: 453.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Prov., Ampitambe.

Vernacular Names: White-tipped Tufted-tailed Rat.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

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).