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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Vandeleuria
Species: V. nilagirica - V. nolthenii - V. oleracea

Name

Vandeleuria Gray, 1842

References

* Vandeleuria on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

Type species: Mus oleraceus Bennett, 1832

Vandeleuria is a small genus of rodent from Asia with only three species. Also known as the long-tailed climbing mouse.

Species

Genus Vandeleuria - long-tailed climbing mouse

Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse, Vandeleuria nilagirica Jerdon, 1867
Nolthenius's long-tailed climbing mouse, Vandeleuria nolthenii Phillips, 1929
Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse, Vandeleuria oleracea Bennett, 1832

References

Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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