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Chiruromys

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Chiruromys is a genus of Old World mouse that is restricted to New Guinea and the nearby islands of Goodenough, Fergusson, and Normanby.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderRodentia
  5. FamilyMuridae
Observations recorded318

粗尾卷尾鼠屬(Chiruromys),哺乳綱、囓齒目、鼠科的一屬,而與粗尾卷尾鼠屬(大卷尾鼠)同科的動物尚有呂宋紋鼠屬(呂宋紋鼠)、穀鼠屬(魯氏穀鼠)、筆尾鼠屬(大筆尾鼠)、中南樹鼠屬(中南樹鼠)等之數種哺乳動物。 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=粗尾卷尾鼠屬&oldid=26127886” 分类:鼠亞科 隐藏分类:本地和维基数据均无相关图片

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1
Family
Muridae
Collections
KU
Recorded in
Papua New Guinea

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Characteristics
  • Classification
  • Species
  • References

Chiruromys is a genus of Old World mouse that is restricted to New Guinea and the nearby islands of Goodenough, Fergusson, and Normanby.

==Characteristics== These are small arboreal rats with long tails. Head and body is , tail is , and weight is . The fur is grey to brown above with a white belly. They are restricted to forests where they spend all of their time in the canopy. They live in groups usually consisting of a breeding pair and their offspring (usually one to three) (Nowak, 1999).

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