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<taxonomicName authorityName="Carleton, Goodman &amp; Rakotondravony" authorityYear="2001" box="[1434,1617,2607,2653]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="antsingy">Antsingy</taxonomicName>
Tufted-tail Rat
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<emphasis box="[1974,2288,2608,2654]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="185">Eliurus antsingy</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1387,1462,2672,2693]" pageId="2" pageNumber="185">French:</emphasis>
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/
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1670,1760,2672,2693]" pageId="2" pageNumber="185">German:</emphasis>
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/
<emphasis bold="true" box="[2017,2109,2672,2693]" pageId="2" pageNumber="185">Spanish:</emphasis>
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Rata de cola de penacho de
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1386,1633,2711,2732]" pageId="2" pageNumber="185">Other common names:</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1385,1540,2778,2811]" pageId="2" pageNumber="185">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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,
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,
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,
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, near
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, about
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,
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<paragraph blockId="2.[1384,2591,2778,3129]" box="[1386,1747,2860,2889]" pageId="2" pageNumber="185">This species is monotypic.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1385,1561,2900,2929]" pageId="2" pageNumber="185">Distribution.</emphasis>
Endemic to W Madagascar.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1385,1632,2935,2968]" pageId="2" pageNumber="185">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
Head-body 142-153 mm, tail 153-195 mm; weight 87-101 g. Dorsal fur of
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Tufted-tail Rat is generally drab dark brown or gray-brown, and undercoat fur is nearly black. Ventral pelage varies and is often entirely white, sometimes mottled gray-white. Last one-half of tail has brown or grayish brown hair and, in some individuals, mixed with white hair. Tail ends with well-defined tuft, and some individuals have consecutive white and brown whorls. Tarsi, feet, and toes are white.
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On following pages: 5. Carletons Tufted-tail Rat (
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carletoni); 6. Daniel's Tufted-tail Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Milne-Edwards" authorityYear="1885" box="[1137,1209,3223,3244]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Eliurus</taxonomicName>
daniel); 7. Ellermans Tufted-tail Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Carleton" authorityYear="1994" box="[1612,1793,3223,3244]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ellermani">Eliurus ellermani</taxonomicName>
); 8. Grandidier's Tufted-tail Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Carleton &amp; Goodman" authorityYear="1998" box="[2142,2337,3223,3244]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="186" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grandidieri">Eliurus grandidieri</taxonomicName>
); 9. Major's Tufted-tail Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1895" box="[163,312,3262,3283]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="majori">Eliurus majori</taxonomicName>
); 10. Lesser Tufted-tail Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Milne-Edwards" authorityYear="1885" box="[614,686,3262,3283]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Eliurus</taxonomicName>
minon; 11. Milne-Edwards's Tufted-tail Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Milne-Edwards" authorityYear="1885" box="[1164,1349,3262,3283]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="myoxinus">Eliurus myoxinus</taxonomicName>
); 12. White-tailed Tufted-tail Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1908" box="[1712,1915,3262,3283]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="187" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="penicillatus">Eliurus penicillatus</taxonomicName>
); 13. Petters Tufted-tail Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Carleton" authorityYear="1994" box="[2228,2378,3262,3283]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="petteri">Eliurus petteri</taxonomicName>
); 14.
<taxonomicName authority="Tuftedantsahabensis" authorityName="Tuftedantsahabensis" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tanala">
Tanala Tuftedtail Rat (
<taxonomicName box="[202,347,3301,3322]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tanala">Eliurus tanala</taxonomicName>
); 15. Webb's Tufted-tail Rat (
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); 16. Anjozorobe Naked-tail Forest Mouse (Voalavo antsahabensis
</taxonomicName>
); 17. Northern Naked-tail Forest Mouse (
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); 18. Bastards Big-footed Mouse (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Milne-Edwards &amp; G. Grandidier" authorityYear="1898" box="[119,289,3340,3361]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Macrotarsomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Macrotarsomys</taxonomicName>
bastard); 19. Ankarafantsika Big-footed Mouse (
<taxonomicName box="[826,1077,3340,3361]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Macrotarsomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="189" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ingens">Macrotarsomys ingens</taxonomicName>
); 20. Petter's Big-footed Mouse (
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); 21. Koopman's Forest Mouse (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Carleton &amp; Goodman" authorityYear="1996" box="[2046,2316,3340,3361]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Monticolomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="190" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="koopmani">Monticolomys koopmani</taxonomicName>
); 22. Giant Jumping Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="A. Grandidier" authorityYear="1869" box="[119,372,3380,3401]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Hypogeomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="antimena">Hypogeomys antimena</taxonomicName>
); 23. Small Short-tailed Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Forsyth Major" authorityYear="1896" box="[687,841,3380,3401]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Brachyuromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Brachyuromys</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName box="[850,994,3380,3401]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Nesomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="betsileoensis">betsileoensis</taxonomicName>
); 24. Large Short-tailed Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Forsyth Major" authorityYear="1896" box="[1311,1465,3380,3401]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Brachyuromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Brachyuromys</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName authorityName="Forsyth Major" authorityYear="1896" box="[1474,1592,3380,3401]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Brachyuromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ramirohitra">ramirohitra</taxonomicName>
); 25. Audeberts Forest Rat (
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); 26. Lambertons Forest Rat (
<taxonomicName authority="Rat" authorityName="Rat" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Nesomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
Nesomys
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); 27. Red Forest Rat (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1870" box="[464,629,3419,3440]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Nesomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rufus">Nesomys rufus</taxonomicName>
); 28. Delany's Swamp Mouse (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hayman" authorityYear="1962" box="[973,1181,3419,3440]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Delanymys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brooksi">Delanymys brooksi</taxonomicName>
); 29. African White-tailed Rat
</taxonomicName>
(
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); 30. Shortridge's Pygmy Rock Mouse (
<taxonomicName authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1926" box="[2219,2360,3419,3440]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Petromyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Petromyscus</taxonomicName>
shortridgei): 31. Short-eared Pygmy Rock Mouse (
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Thomas &amp; Hinton" baseAuthorityYear="1925" box="[519,800,3458,3479]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Petromyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="193" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="monticularis">Petromyscus monticularis</taxonomicName>
); 32. Barbours Pygmy Rock Mouse (
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<taxonomicName box="[1358,1447,3458,3479]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Petromyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barbouri">barbouri</taxonomicName>
); 33. Common Pygmy Rock Mouse (
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Thomas &amp; Hinton" baseAuthorityYear="1925" box="[1853,2085,3458,3479]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Petromyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="2" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="collinus">Petromyscus collinus</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection pageId="3" pageNumber="186" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph blockId="3.[788,1382,292,719]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[790,899,371,404]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">Habitat.</emphasis>
Dry deciduous forest, specifically karst areas forming “tsingy” (limestone towers) habitat, at elevations of 100-430 m.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="3" pageNumber="186" type="food_feeding">
<paragraph blockId="3.[788,1382,292,719]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[790,1060,489,522]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
The Antsingy Tuftedtail Rat is presumed to be largely granivorous.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="3" pageNumber="186" type="breeding">
<paragraph blockId="3.[788,1382,292,719]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[790,926,611,640]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">Breeding.</emphasis>
The
<taxonomicName box="[1024,1149,611,640]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="3" pageNumber="186" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="antsingy">Antsingy</taxonomicName>
Tufted-tail Rat has three pairs of mammae.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="3" pageNumber="186" type="activity">
<paragraph blockId="3.[788,1382,292,719]" lastBlockId="3.[177,1383,726,1153]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[788,1025,690,719]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
The
<taxonomicName box="[1105,1228,690,719]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="3" pageNumber="186" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="antsingy">Antsingy</taxonomicName>
Tufted-tail Rat is nocturnal and largely terrestrial, although it often lives off the ground in limestone outcrops. A few individuals have been trapped in trees in relatively narrow canyons and close proximity to rock outcrops.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection box="[177,1117,844,877]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph blockId="3.[177,1383,726,1153]" box="[177,1117,844,877]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[177,878,844,877]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
No information.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="3" pageNumber="186" type="conservation">
<paragraph blockId="3.[177,1383,726,1153]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[178,530,883,916]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. The
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Eliurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="3" pageNumber="186" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="antsingy">Antsingy</taxonomicName>
Tufted-tail Rat is forest-dwelling and is known from less than ten localities in the Malagasy dry deciduous forests resting on limestone. Its extent of occurrence is 23,700 km?. Given continued declines in natural forests ofthis region, its mediumand long-term future is uncertain.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="3" pageNumber="186" type="bibRefCitation_list">
<paragraph blockId="3.[177,1383,726,1153]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[178,331,1088,1113]" pageId="3" pageNumber="186">Bibliography.</emphasis>
Carleton et al. (2001), Goodman, Raheriarisena &amp; Jansa (2009), Goodman, Soarimalala et al. (2013), Soarimalala &amp; Goodman (2011).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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