Chiropodomys major Thomas 1893
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Chiropodomys major Thomas 1893
Chiropodomys major Thomas 1893, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 11: 344.
Type Locality: Malaysia (Borneo), Sarawak, Sadong.
Vernacular Names: Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse.
Synonyms: Chiropodomys legatus Thomas 1911; Chiropodomys pictor Thomas 1911.
Distribution: Borneo: recorded only from Sarawak and Sabah (Musser, 1979), but probably also occurs in Kalimantan; found between 900 and 1500 m on Mt Kinabalu in Sabah (Corbet and Hill, 1992; Md Nor, 2001).
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Most closely related to C. calamianensis in morphology and geography. Member of a group of murines endemic to Borneo that includes Chiropodomys muroides, C. pusillus, Haeromys margaretae, Maxomys alticola, M. baeodon, M. ochraceiventer, Niviventer rapit, Pithecheirops otion, and Rattus baluensis.
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/A2267A57FF8A65DA07E1D2E970F9422A (URL)
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- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/22B64CA83A14BF72A56F3A0415A601CE (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231539536 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Thomas
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Chiropodomys
- Species
- major
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Chiropodomys major Thomas, 1893 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Thomas, O. 1893. On some new Bornean mammalia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 6, 11: 341 - 347.
- Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1992. Mammals of the Indomalayan region. A systematic review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 488 pp.
- Md Nor, S. 2001. Elevational diversity patterns of small mammals on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 10: 41 - 62.