Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse

The Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse (Vandeleuria oleracea) is a species of rodent found in South and Southeast Asia.[2] It is known as ගස් මීයා by Sinhalese people.

Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Vandeleuria
Species:	V. oleracea
Binomial name
Vandeleuria oleracea (Bennett, 1832)[2]
Synonyms
Vandeleuria badius (Blyth, 1859) Vandeleuria domecolus (Hodgson, 1841) Vandeleuria dumeticola (Hodgson, 1845) Vandeleuria marica (Thomas, 1915) Vandeleuria modesta (Thomas, 1914) Vandeleuria povensis (Hodgson, 1845) Vandeleuria rubida (Thomas, 1914) Vandeleuria sibylla (Thomas, 1914) Vandeleuria scandens (Osgood, 1932) Vandeleuria spadicea (Ryley, 1914) Vandeleuria wroughtoni (Ryley, 1914)[3]

Description

Head and body length is 7–9 cm. Tail is 10–12 cm. Reddish brown upperparts grading on the sides to light yellowish brown. Underparts are light brownish white. Long tail is dark, and slender with no tuft at tip. Largish hind feet with nails instead of claws on the outer toes, which are opposable.

References

1. Aplin, K. & Molur, S. (2017). "Vandeleuria oleracea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22845A22430846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T22845A22430846.en.
2. Molur, S., Nameer, P.O., Lunde, D. & Aplin, K. (2008). Vandeleuria oleracea. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.
3. Vandeleuria oleracea. Mammal Species of the World. Bucknell.edu. Retrieved on 2012-12-28.

Further reading

• Prakash, K. L.; Aswathanarayana, N. V. (1976). "Chromosome complexity in the Indian long-tailed tree mouse". The Journal of Heredity. 67 (4): 249–250. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a108722. PMID 972253.
• Raman, R.; Sharma, T. (1976). "Unique multiple sex chromosomes of the tree mouse Vandeleuria o. Oleracea: Identification of X1 and X2". Heredity. 37 (3): 435–439. doi:10.1038/hdy.1976.109. PMID 1070486.
• Sreenivasan, M. A.; Bhat, H. R. (1976). "Susceptibility of Vandeleuria oleracea Bennet, 1832 (Rodentia, Muridae) to experimental infection with Kyasanur forest disease virus". The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 64 (4): 568–572. PMID 184037.
• Callahan, R.; Meade, C.; Todaro, G. J. (1979). "Isolation of an endogenous type C virus related to the infectious primate type C viruses from the Asian rodent Vandeleuria oleracea". Journal of Virology. 30 (1): 124–131. PMC 353306. PMID 90155.
• Gropp, A.; Markwong, A.; Marshall, J.; Kim, Y. J. (1972). "Robertsonian Chromosomal Variation in the Longtailed Tree Mouse (Vandeleuria)". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 10: 210–214. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.1972.tb00798.x.