Vandeleuria
Long-tailed Climbing Mouse may also refer to the species Rhipidomys mastacalis.
| Vandeleuria Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to Recent | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Vandeleuria oleracea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Vandeleuria Gray, 1842 |
| Species | |
|
Vandeleuria nilagirica | |
Vandeleuria is a small genus of rodent from Asia with only three species. Also known as the long-tailed climbing mice.
Species
Genus Vandeleuria - long-tailed climbing mice
- Nilgiri Long-tailed Tree Mouse, Vandeleuria nilagirica Jerdon, 1867
- Nolthenius's Long-tailed Climbing Mouse, Vandeleuria nolthenii Phillips, 1929
- Asiatic Long-tailed Climbing Mouse, Vandeleuria oleracea Bennett, 1832
References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, March 29, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.