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--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Muridae
--> SUBFAMILY Murinae
--> GENUS Chiropodomys
SPECIES Chiropodomys muroides
Author: | Medway, 1965. | Citation: | J. Malay. Branch R. Asiat. Soc., 36(3): 133. | Common Name: | Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse | Type Locality: | Malaysia (Borneo), Sabah, Gunung Kinabalu, Bundu Tuhan, 4000 ft (1220 m). | Distribution: | Known only by a few specimens from Gunung Kinabalu (1100-1220 m; Md Nor, 2001) and N Kalimantan (Long Petak), but probably occurs elsewhere on Borneo. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). | Comments: | The smallest in body size of any known species of Chiropodomys; its closest phylogenetic allies may be C. gliroides and C. pusillus. |
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