Eliurus tanala Major 1896

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 tanala Major 1896
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Eliurus tanala Major 1896 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 462.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Prov., 30 mi (48 km) S Fianarantsoa, near Vinanitelo.

Vernacular Names: Tanala Tufted-tailed Rat.

Distribution: Middle elevations in humid forest, 775-1625 m, from Northern Highlands to the S Anosyenne Mountains, E Madagascar.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Distribution overlaps that of its morphologically similar congener E. webbi at lower elevations. Geographic variation evaluated by Carleton and Goodman (1998).