• Source: Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse

The Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse (Vandeleuria oleracea) is a species of rodent found in South and Southeast Asia. It is known as Sinhala: ගස් මීයා by Sinhalese people.
It is known to spread the Ixodes tick-borne viral Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD).




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.




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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.

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• Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse
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