The Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse, Vandeleuria oleracea, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in South and Southeast Asia. It has a head and body length of 7 to 9 centimetres and a longer tail of 10 to 12 centimetres, with reddish brown upperparts, light brownish white underparts and largish hind feet whose outer toes carry nails rather than claws and are opposable, which suits its habit of climbing plants such as cane grass. It lives in forests, shrubland and grasslands at elevations between 200 and 1,500 metres across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. It is notable in virus research: a 1978 study showed it can release a xenotropic type C virus, and it is known to carry the tick-borne Kyasanur Forest Disease virus. The IUCN labels it Least Concern, though habitat loss from agriculture, human encroachment and livestock grazing is noted.
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The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Habitat and Distribution, terrestrial
lives in a terrestrial habitat
Lead, conservation status
Their overall conservation status is least concerned.
Conservation Status and Threats
There is habitat loss and degradation from multiple things, such as agriculture, human encroachment, and grazing by livestock.
Kyasanur Forest Disease
The Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse is known to spread the Ixodes tick-borne viral Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD).
Lead, lifespan
Vandeleuria oleracea has a lifespan of 2 years.
Habitat and Distribution, range
The species are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Taxonomy
The species is within the Muridae family
Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Taxonomy, family
The species is within the Muridae family
In Biome: Grassland, Habitat and Distribution, grasslands
lives in a terrestrial habitat, such as forests, shrubland, and grasslands
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