Gray-bellied pencil-tailed tree mouse
The gray-bellied pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys muroides) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is known from Gunung Kinabalu (Sabah, Malaysia) and from Long Petak in northern Kalimantan (Indonesia). It probably has wider distribution than currently documented.[1][2] Its natural habitat is montane tropical forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Gray-bellied pencil-tailed tree mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Chiropodomys |
| Species: | C. muroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Chiropodomys muroides Medway, 1965 | |
References
- Lunde, D.; Ruedas, L.; Helgen, K. (2008). "Chiropodomys muroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T4683A11084284. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T4683A11084284.en.
- 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.
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