Large pencil-tailed tree mouse
Large pencil-tailed tree mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Chiropodomys |
Species: | C. major
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Binomial name | |
Chiropodomys major Thomas, 1893
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The large pencil-tailed tree mouse or greater pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys major) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is only known from Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), although it is likely to also occur in Kalimantan.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. 2017. Chiropodomys major. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T4682A22412833. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/4682/0 Downloaded on 17 September 2017.
- ^ 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Chiropodomys
- Mammals described in 1893
- Endemic fauna of Malaysia
- Rodents of Malaysia
- Endemic fauna of Borneo
- Mammals of Borneo
- Murinae stubs