Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat

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Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Nesomyidae
Genus:	Eliurus
Species:	E. grandidieri
Binomial name
*Eliurus grandidieri* Carleton & Goodman, 1998

2011 range

Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus grandidieri) is a species of rodent from the family Nesomyidae. Morphological evidence suggests that Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat is most closely related to Petter's tufted-tailed rat, E. petteri.^[2] However, Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat is the smaller of the two species.

Distribution and range

Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat is endemic to Madagascar.^[1] It normally lives in middle to upper montane forests between the heights of 1,250 and 1,875 m (4,101 and 6,152 ft).^[2] It resides in both the Northern Highlands and the northern part of the Central Highlands in eastern Madagascar.^[2]

Habitat and ecology

Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat is present in sclerophyllous forest and is presumed to be a partly scansorial species.^[1] The species is forest depended and has not been captured outside of forest or in alpine grasslands, though it may occur just below the tree line.^[1]

Female Grandidier's tufted-tailed rats are believed to give birth to up to three young.^[1]

Conservation status

Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to its widely dispersed localities.^[1] The population trend of the species, however, is unknown.^[1] There is deforestation in the habitat of the Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat for conversion to cultivated land, but there is not enough population loss from this deforestation for the species to be listed as more threatened.^[1] There is sufficient evidence that all species from the family Nesomyidae, especially those that commonly live upwards of 800 m (2,600 ft), are susceptible to a 100 percent mortality rate from plagues carried by introduced rodents, and these seem to be localized events.^[1] The species is located in three protected areas: the Anjanaharibe-Sud and Manongarivo Special Reserves and the Marojejy National Park.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kennerley, R. (2016). "Eliurus grandidieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29460A22238512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T29460A22238512.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 949. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

Extant species of family Nesomyidae

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Superfamily: Muroidea

Petromyscinae

Petromyscus (Rock mice)	Barbour's rock mouse (Petromyscus barbouri) Pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus collinus) Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus monticularis) Shortridge's rock mouse (Petromyscus shortridgei)

Delanymyinae

Delanymys	Delany's mouse (Delanymys brooksi)

Dendromurinae

Dendromus (African climbing mice)	Montane African climbing mouse (Dendromus insignis) Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse (Dendromus kahuziensis) Lachaise's climbing mouse (Dendromus lachaisei) Monard's African climbing mouse (Dendromus leucostomus) Lovat's climbing mouse (Dendromus lovati) Gray climbing mouse (Dendromus melanotis) Brant's climbing mouse (Dendromus mesomelas) Banana climbing mouse (Dendromus messorius) Chestnut climbing mouse (Dendromus mystacalis) Kivu climbing mouse (Dendromus nyasae) Nyika climbing mouse (Dendromus nyikae) Cameroon climbing mouse (Dendromus oreas) Rupp's African climbing mouse (Dendromus ruppi) Vernay's climbing mouse (Dendromus vernayi)
Dendroprionomys	Velvet climbing mouse (Dendroprionomys rousseloti)
Malacothrix	Gerbil mouse (Malacothrix typica)
Megadendromus	Nikolaus's mouse (Megadendromus nikolausi)
Prionomys	Dollman's tree mouse (Prionomys batesi)
Steatomys	Bocage's African fat mouse (Steatomys bocagei) Northwestern fat mouse (Steatomys caurinus) Dainty fat mouse (Steatomys cuppedius) Jackson's fat mouse (Steatomys jacksoni) Krebs's fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii) Pousargues's African fat mouse (Steatomys opimus) Tiny fat mouse (Steatomys parvus) Fat mouse (Steatomys pratensis)

Mystromyinae

Mystromys	White-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus)

Cricetomyinae
(Pouched rats)

Beamys	Lesser hamster-rat (Beamys hindei) Greater hamster-rat (Beamys major)
Cricetomys	Southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) Emin's pouched rat (Cricetomys emini) Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus) Kivu giant pouched rat (Cricetomys kivuensis)
Saccostomus	South African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris) Mearns's pouched mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi)

Nesomyinae
(Malagasy rats
and mice)

Brachytarsomys	White-tailed antsangy (Brachytarsomys albicauda) Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis Hairy-tailed Antsangy (Brachytarsomys villosa)
Brachyuromys	Betsileo short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis) Gregarious short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys ramirohitra)
Eliurus	Tsingy tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus antsingy) Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus carletoni) Daniel's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus danieli) Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus ellermani) Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus grandidieri) Major's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus majori) Lesser tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus minor) Dormouse tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus myoxinus) White-tipped tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus penicillatus) Petter's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus petteri) Tanala tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus tanala) Webb's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus webbi)
Gymnuromys	Voalavoanala (Gymnuromys roberti)
Hypogeomys	Malagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena) Hypogeomys australis
Macrotarsomys	Bastard big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys bastardi) Greater big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens) Petter's big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys petteri)
Monticolomys	Koopman's montane voalavo (Monticolomys koopmani)
Nesomys	White-bellied nesomys (Nesomys audeberti) Western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni) Nesomys narindaensis Island mouse (Nesomys rufus)
Voalavo	Eastern voalavo (Voalavo antsahabensis) Northern voalavo (Voalavo gymnocaudus)

Category

Taxon identifiers
Eliurus grandidieri	Wikidata: Q3305799 Wikispecies: Eliurus grandidieri CoL: 6F5NY EoL: 4459990 GBIF: 4263421 iNaturalist: 74292 ITIS: 970580 IUCN: 29460 MDD: 1003747 MSW: 13000124 NCBI: 107282 Open Tree of Life: 277057

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