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]
| Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Vandeleuria |
| Species: | V. nilagirica
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| Binomial name | |
| Vandeleuria nilagirica | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c Molur, S. & Nameer, P. O. (2008). "Vandeleuria nilagirica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ Animals and Plants Unique to India. Lntreasures.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-28.
- ^ a b Sanjay Molur & 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 Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mammals of India – OSAI Environmental Organisation, Tamil Nadu, India Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Greenosai.org. Retrieved on 2012-12-28.
- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). 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.
- ^ Small Mammal Mail. Volume 1 Number 2 (Aug–Dec 2009) zoosprint.org
- ^ "South Western Ghats montane rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- ^ 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.
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