| White-tipped tufted-tailed rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Genus: | Eliurus |
| Species: | E. penicillatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eliurus penicillatus Thomas, 1908
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| White-tipped tufted-tailed rat range | |
The white-tipped tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus penicillatus) is a rodent endemic to Madagascar. It is known from only two specimens, one collected from Ampitambe forest in 1895 or 1896 and the second in 2000. It is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as an endangered species due to habitat loss.[1][2]
- ^ a b Kennerley, R. (2016). "Eliurus penicillatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T7624A22238746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T7624A22238746.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 950. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.