| Elvira rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Cremnomys |
| Species: | C. elvira
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| Binomial name | |
| Cremnomys elvira (Ellerman, 1946)
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The Elvira rat (Cremnomys elvira) is a critically endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Sir John Ellerman in 1946. It is found only in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India.
- ^ Molur, S.; Kennerley, R. (2016). "Cremnomys elvira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T5514A22417451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T5514A22417451.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.