Sheath-tailed mouse
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| Sheath-tailed mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Species: | M. fragilicauda
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| Binomial name | |
| Mus fragilicauda Auffray et al. 2003
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The sheath-tailed mouse (Mus fragilicauda) is a mouse found in two locations in central Thailand and in Laos.[1] They were discovered and documented in 2002. It is the only known Mus species to lose its tail integument when handled. It is sometimes found with the fawn-colored mouse.
Range
[edit]In Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand, Mus fragilicauda has been recorded in Ban Nong Sanga and Tumbon. It has also been recorded in Loei, Thailand and in Lamam, Sekong Province, Laos.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kennerley, R. (2016). "Mus fragilicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T136280A22406533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136280A22406533.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
External links
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