Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref =

| genus = Eliurus

| species = ellermani

| authority = Carleton, 1994

| range_map = Eliurus ellermani range map.svg

| range_map_caption = Range of Eliurus ellermani

}}

Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus ellermani) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is endemic to eastern Madagascar.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YnYED-YG0ZYC&q=eliurus+ellermani&pg=PA949| title=Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 2 | publisher=JHU Press |author1=Wilson, Don E. |author2=Reeder, DeeAnn M. | year=2005| isbn=978-0-8018-8221-0 }} As only two specimens of this species have been observed, questions have been raised regarding whether this taxon is distinct from Eliurus tanala.{{cite iucn |author=Kennerley, R. |year=2016 |errata=2017 |title=Eliurus ellermani |volume=2016 |page=e.T136325A115205656 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T136325A22238824.en |access-date=30 June 2024}}