The Palawan pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys calamianensis) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is known from lowland forest near sea level, coconut groves, and bamboo thickets.[1] It is endemic to the Palawan Faunal Region in the Philippines.[1][2] It has been recorded on Balabac, Busuanga, Palawan, Dumaran, and Calauit islands.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Chiropodomys |
| Species: | C. calamianensis
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| Chiropodomys calamianensis (Taylor, 1934)
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Chiropodomys calamianensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4679A115069993. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
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