Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse

Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Vandeleuria
Species:	V. nilagirica
Binomial name
Vandeleuria nilagirica Jerdon, 1867[1]

Nilgiri vandeleuria (Vandeleuria nilagirica), also known as the Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse^[2][3] and the Indian long-tailed tree mouse,^[4] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.^[1] There has been some dispute as to whether this specimen is actually a subspecies of the Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse but current opinion seems to suggest that it is indeed a separate species.^[5] It is found in India.^{[1][3][6][7][8]}

References

1. Molur, S. & Nameer, P. O. (2008). "Vandeleuria nilagirica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
2. Animals and Plants Unique to India. Lntreasures.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-28.
3. Sanjay Molur and Mewa Singh (2009). "Non-volant small mammals of the Western Ghats of Coorg District, southern India". Journal of Threatened Taxa 1 (12): 589–608. doi:10.11609/jott.o2330.589-608. PDF
4. Mammals of India – OSAI Environmental Organisation, Tamil Nadu, India. Greenosai.org. Retrieved on 2012-12-28.
5. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
6. Small Mammal Mail. Volume 1 Number 2 (Aug–Dec 2009) zoosprint.org
7. "South Western Ghats montane rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
8. Don E. Wilson; DeeAnn M. Reeder (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. pp. 1517–. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.

External links

• An image of Nilgiri Vandeleuria