The small pencil-tailed tree mouse or lesser pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys pusillus) 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) and from southern Kalimantan (Indonesia), although it likely occurs more widely.[1][2]
Small pencil-tailed tree mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Chiropodomys |
Species: | C. pusillus
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Binomial name | |
Chiropodomys pusillus Thomas, 1893
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References
edit- ^ a b Helgen, K.; Lunde, D.; Ruedas, L. (2008). "Chiropodomys pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T4684A11085070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T4684A11085070.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.