Authority citation: Carleton, M.D., Goodman, S.M. and Rakotondravony, D. 2001. A new species of tufted-tailed rat, genus Eliurus (Muridae: Nesomyinae), from western Madagascar, with notes on the distribution of _E. myoxinus_. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 114(4):972-987.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34559142
Original name as described: Eliurus antsingy
Nominal names: antsingy Carleton, S. M. Goodman, & D. Rakotondravony, 2001
Other common names: Tsingy Tuft-tailed Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Nesomyidae -- Subfamily: Nesomyinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MNHN 1966.2220
Type locality: "Madagascar, Toliara Province, Antsingy Forest, near Bekopaka, about 19°07.5'S, 44°49.0'E."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Madagascar (MDG)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:
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