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Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse

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The Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse, or simply pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys gliroides), is an arboreal rodent of the family Muridae. It ranges across northeastern India, southern China including Hainan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia, where it is found on Java, Sumatra, the Mentawai Islands and some other islands. It is locally abundant but patchily distributed, and occurs in primary and secondary forest without a preference for particular forest types. It can suffer from deforestation and is sometimes harvested for consumption. Like all members of its genus it builds its nest between stalks of bamboo, first piling leaves and branches between two stalks and then gnawing part of the stalks so that the mice can enter the nest. The mice are sociable and may share their nests with other mice.

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Muridae, Taxa
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Cambodia

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It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia
China

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It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia
India

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It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia
Indonesia

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It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia
Laos

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It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia
Malaysia

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It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia
Myanmar

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It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia
Thailand

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It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia
Vietnam

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Source Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia
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1. Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse (Wikipedia)
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    The Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse or simply pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys gliroides) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae.
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    is sometimes harvested for consumption
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    is sometimes harvested for consumption
  • Lead, range
    It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia
  • In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, family
    The Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse or simply pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys gliroides) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae.
  • Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead, family
    The Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse or simply pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys gliroides) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae.
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