Biology:Palawan pencil-tailed tree mouse

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Short description: Species of rodent

Palawan pencil-tailed tree mouse
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Chiropodomys
Species:
C. calamianensis
Binomial name
Chiropodomys calamianensis
(Taylor, 1934)
Range Chiropodomys calamianensis.png

The Palawan pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys calamianensis) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is known from lowland forest near sea level, coconut groves, and bamboo thickets.[1] It is endemic to the Palawan Faunal Region in the Philippines .[1][2] It has been recorded on Balabac, Busuanga, Palawan, Dumaran, and Calauit islands.[1]

References


Wikidata ☰ Q306521 entry