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<mods:namePart>Don E. Wilson</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Russell A. Mittermeier</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Thomas E. Lacher, Jr</mods:namePart>
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<figureCitation box="[111,144,674,724]" captionStart="Plate 8: Nesomyidae" captionStartId="2.[111,143,3223,3244]" captionTargetBox="[15,2746,12,3644]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="1. White-tailed Tree Rat (Brachytarsomys albicauda), 2. Hairy-tailed Tree Rat (Brachytarsomys villosus), 3. Sleek-furred Ground Rat (Gymnuromys robert), 4. Antsingy Tufted-tail Rat (Eliurus antsingy), 5. Carleton’s Tufted-tail Rat (Eliurus carletoni), 6. Daniel’s Tufted-tail Rat (Elurus daniels), 7. Ellerman’s Tufted-tail Rat (Eliurus ellermani), 8. Grandidier’s Tufted-tail Rat (Eliurus grandidieri), 9. Major's Tufted-tail Rat (Eliurus majori), 10. Lesser Tufted-taill Rat (Elurus minor), 11. Milne-Edwards’s Tufted-tail Rat (Eliurus myoxinus), 12. White-tailed Tufted-tail Rat (Eliurus penicillatus), 13. Petter’s Tufted-tail Rat (Eliurus petteri), 14. Tanala Tufted-taill Rat (Elwurus tanala), 15. Webb's Tufted-tail Rat (Eliurus webbi), 16. Anjozorobe Naked-tail Forest Mouse (Voalavo antsahabensis), 17. Northern Naked-tail Forest Mouse (Voalavo gymnocaudus), 18. Bastard’s Big-footed Mouse (Macrotarsomys bastardi), 19. Ankarafantsika Big-footed Mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens), 20. Petter’s Big-footed Mouse (Macrotarsomys peter), 21. Koopman' ’ s Forest Mouse (Monticolomys koopmani), 22. Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena), 23. Small Short-tailed Rat (Brachywromys betsileoensis), 24. Large Short-tailed Rat (Brachyuromys ramirohitra), 25. Audebert’s Forest Rat (Nesomys audeberti), 26. Lamberton’s Forest Rat (Nesomys lambertoni), 27. Red Forest Rat (Nesomys rufus), 28. Delany’s Swamp Mouse (Delanymys brooksi), 29. African White-tailed Rat (Mystromys albicaudatus), 30. Shortridge’s Pygmy Rock Mouse (Petromyscus shortridger), 31. Short-eared Pygmy Rock Mouse (Petromyscus monticularis), 32. Barbour’s Pygmy Rock Mouse (Petromyscus barbouri), 33. Common Pygmy Rock Mouse (Petromyscus collinus)" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6600516" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6600516/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">9.</figureCitation>
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<vernacularName box="[161,624,674,724]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Major's Tufted-tail Rat</vernacularName>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1895" box="[672,947,674,724]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="4" pageNumber="187" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="majori">
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<emphasis box="[672,947,674,724]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Eliurus majori</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[111,187,742,763]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">French:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName box="[197,361,742,763]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Rat-loir de Major</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[381,472,742,763]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">German:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName box="[482,676,742,763]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Major-Bilchschwanz</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[698,789,742,763]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Spanish:</emphasis>
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Rata de cola de penacho de
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Dollman" authorityYear="1914" box="[1085,1141,742,763]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Beamys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="4" pageNumber="187" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="major">Major</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[111,358,782,803]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Other common names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName box="[368,582,782,803]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Major's Tuft-tailed Rat</vernacularName>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[723,875,856,881]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName authority=": Thomas, 1895" authorityName=": Thomas" authorityYear="1895" box="[896,1308,856,881]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="4" pageNumber="187" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="major">Eliurus major: Thomas, 1895</taxonomicName>
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,
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[= Ambohimitambo], Central
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. Alt.
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<paragraph blockId="4.[723,1315,856,1275]" box="[723,1085,1010,1039]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">This species is monotypic.</paragraph>
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<caption ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6600385" ID-Zenodo-Dep="6600385" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6600385/files/figure.png" inLine="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="187" targetBox="[108,699,857,1271]" targetPageId="4">
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[723,898,1049,1078]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Distribution.</emphasis>
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Endemic to the Central Highlands and N & E Madagascar.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[723,1001,1124,1157]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head-body 138-164 mm, tail 150-192 mm; weight 56-5— 93 g. Pelage of Major’s Tufted-tailed Rat is silkier and woollier than most other congeneric species. Dorsum is slightly light to dark blackish gray, and venter is light gray. Distal one-fourth of tail is covered with sparse black hairs that become progressively thicker toward tip; tails of some individuals end with a terminal white tuft. Tarsi are gray, and broad feet and toes are white.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[111,222,1447,1472]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Habitat.</emphasis>
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Broad distribution in humid lowland, montane, and sclerophyllous forests at elevations of 875-2400 m.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[110,391,1518,1551]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
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Major’s Tufted-tailed Rat is largely granivorous but also eats fruits.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[110,245,1597,1630]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Breeding.</emphasis>
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Reproduction of Major’s Tufted-tailed Rat is during the wet season, with young born in late November through December. Females have three pairs of mammae, and maximum litter size is five young.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[109,344,1715,1748]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
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Major’s Tufted-tailed Rat is nocturnal and largely arboreal, although on rare occasions it is captured on the ground. Distinctly broad feet and associated toe structure are indicative of ability to move across trunks, branches, and lianas of different size. It is known to be preyed on by Fosas (Cryptoprocta ferox).
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[110,810,1876,1905]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
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No information.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[111,466,1912,1945]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
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Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Major’s Tufted-tail Rat is forest-dwelling and is known from numerous localities along the complete length of Madagascar’s eastern montane humid forests. Given its occurrence in forest habitats, which to a large extent are not under extensive human pressure,its medium-term future seems relatively assured.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[111,264,2117,2142]" pageId="4" pageNumber="187">Bibliography.</emphasis>
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Carleton (1994, 2003), Carleton & Goodman (2000), Carleton & Schmidt (1990), Goodman & Carleton (1998), Goodman, Langrand & Rasolonandrasana (1997), Goodman, Soarimalala et al. (2013), Jenkins & Carleton (2005), Maminirina et al. (2008), Soarimalala & Goodman (2011).
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