Major's tufted-tailed rat

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| name = Major's tufted-tailed rat

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Eliurus

| species = majori

| authority = Thomas, 1895

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| range_map = Eliurus majori range map.svg

| range_map_caption = Major's Tufted-tailed Rat range

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Kennerley, R. |date=2016 |title=Eliurus majori |volume=2016 |page=e.T7622A22238442 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T7622A22238442.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

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Major's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus majori) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was named in honor of Swiss zoologist C. I. Forsyth Major.