Eliurus tanala Major 1896

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).