Mammals of the WorldNilgiri Long-tailed Climbing Mouse
Vandeleuria nilagiricus
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Vandeleuria
- IUCN status
- EN (as Vandeleuria nilagirica)
- Distribution
- India
- Realm
- Indomalaya
Other names: Nilgiri Long-tailed Tree Mouse|Nilgiri Vandeleuria
About this species
- Range
- Western Ghats, India (endemic)
The Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse, Vandeleuria nilagirica, is a small climbing rodent endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. It was described by Jerdon in 1867, and there has been dispute over whether it is a distinct species or a subspecies of the Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse, though current opinion treats it as a separate species (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is one of three species in the genus Vandeleuria, the long-tailed climbing mice, which also includes Nolthenius's long-tailed climbing mouse and the Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse. The cached accounts give no measurements, diet or habitat detail for this species (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)