Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentiaa
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Chiropodomys
Species: Chiropodomys calamianensis
Name
Chiropodomys calamianensis (Taylor, 1934)
Holotype: UIMNH 33391 (formerly EHT 104), ♀, body in alcohol witk skull removed, collected by E.H. Taylor on 18 April 1918.
Type locality: “at sea level near Minuit, Busuanga Island, Calamianes”, Philippines.
Combinations
Insulaemus calamianensis Taylor, 1934: 470 [original combination]
Chiropodomys calamianensis: Ellerman, 1941: 86 [subsequent combination]
Native distribution areas
Philippines: Balabac, Busuanga and Palawan islands.
References
Primary references
Taylor, E.H. 1934. Philippine Land Mammals. Monographs of the Bureau of Science 30: 1–548. GoogleBooks Reference page.
Ellerman, J.R. 1941. The families and genera of living rodents. Volume 2. Family Muridae. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History): London. xii + 690 pp. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
Tate, G.H.H. 1936. Some Muridae of the Indo-Australian Region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 72: 501–728. hdl: 2246/834 Reference page.
Musser, G.G. 1979. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 102. The species of Chiropodomys, arboreal mice of Indochina and the Malay Archipelago. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 162: 377–445. hdl: 2246/1071 Open access Reference page.
Links
Kennerley, R. 2016. IUCN: Chiropodomys calamianensis (Data Deficient) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T4679A115069993. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T4679A22412553.en. Accessed on 23 April 2024.
Vernacular names
English: Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
The Palawan pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys calamianensis) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is known from lowland forest near sea level, coconut groves, and bamboo thickets.[1] It is endemic to the Palawan Faunal Region in the Philippines.[1][2] It has been recorded on Balabac, Busuanga, Palawan, Dumaran, and Calauit islands.[1]
References
Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Chiropodomys calamianensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4679A115069993. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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