Eliurus myoxinus - #2510
Western Tufted-tailed Rat
Identified by Michael Dean Carleton. Tail tuft regrown after previous end removed, possibly by would-be predator.
Order/Family
Nesomyidae
Genus
Eliurus
Specific Epithet
myoxinus
Image Location
Madagascar, Menabe region (formerly Toliara province), Kirindy Mitea National Park
Image Date
21 June 2009
Photographer
C Smith