Wildlifeof Thailand
Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Muridae
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Chiropodomys gliroides
Basic stats
Range
India and southern China through Indochina to the Malay Archipelago
The Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse is an arboreal member of the mouse and rat family Muridae. Specialist taxonomy recognizes it as Chiropodomys gliroides, originally described as Mus gliroides. It is the commonest and most widely distributed living member of its genus, ranging from India and southern China through Indochina into the Malay Archipelago (NCBI Taxonomy; Wikipedia, general genus account). It is Nationally Data Deficient (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- Where is the Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse found?
- India and southern China through Indochina to the Malay Archipelago