Vandeleuria nilagiricus

(Jerdon, 1867)

Nilgiri Long-tailed Climbing Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Vandeleurini
Genus : Vandeleuria

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Mammals of India, 203

Original name as described

Mus nilagiricus

Other common names

Nilgiri Long-tailed Tree Mouse · Nilgiri Vandeleuria

Type locality

Ootacamund, Nilgiri Hills, eastern Tamil Nadu, south-western India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India

Taxonomy notes

spelling changed to match generic gender, which is masculine, although it is often treated as feminine

Taxonomy notes citation

Wilson D.E., Lacher T.E., Mittermeier R.A. 2017. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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