Vandeleuria
Genus of rodents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of rodents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vandeleuria is a small genus of rodent from Asia with only three species.[1] It is the only member of the tribe Vandeleurini. Species in this genus are known as the long-tailed climbing mice.[2][3]
Vandeleuria Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to Recent | |
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Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse (Vandeleuria oleracea) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Subfamily: | Murinae |
Tribe: | Vandeleurini Pagès et al., 2015 |
Genus: | Vandeleuria Gray, 1842 |
Type species | |
Mus oleraceus | |
Species | |
Vandeleuria nilagirica |