Eliurus myoxinus Milne-Edwards 1885

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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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Eliurus myoxinus Milne-Edwards 1885
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Eliurus myoxinus Milne-Edwards 1885 View in CoL

Eliurus myoxinus Milne-Edwards 1885 View in CoL , Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool. Paleontol. (Paris), 20: Art. 1 bis.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Toliara Prov., Tsilambana.

Vernacular Names: Western Tufted-tailed Rat.

Distribution: Dry deciduous forest and xerophilous habitats, W Madagascar, from the vicinity of Ankarafantsika to the island’s southernmost tip ( Carleton et al., 2001:Fig. 3).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Although endemic to western biotopes, the range of E. myoxinus closely approaches that of eastern species in the extreme south ( Carleton et al., 2001; Goodman et al., 1999). Sister species of E. minor according to phylogenetic interpretation of mitochondrial DNA sequences ( Jansa et al., 1999).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Nesomyidae

Genus

Eliurus

Loc

Eliurus myoxinus Milne-Edwards 1885

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Eliurus myoxinus

Milne-Edwards 1885: Art. 1 bis
1885
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