Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse

Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Vandeleuria
Species:
V. oleracea
Binomial name
Vandeleuria oleracea
(Bennett, 1832)
Synonyms

Vandeleuria badius (Blyth, 1859)
Vandeleuria domecolus (Hodgson, 1841)
Vandeleuria dumeticola (Hodgson, 1845)
Vandeleuria marica (Thomas, 1915)
Vandeleuria modesta (Thomas, 1914)
Vandeleuria povensis (Hodgson, 1845)
Vandeleuria rubida (Thomas, 1914)
Vandeleuria sibylla (Thomas, 1914)
Vandeleuria scandens (Osgood, 1932)
Vandeleuria spadicea (Ryley, 1914)
Vandeleuria wroughtoni (Ryley, 1914)

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.

Vandeleuria oleracea has a lifespan of 2 years. They have a body length that is between 7–9 cm and has different colored upper and underparts. The species is within the Muridae family, which includes close relatives like the Vandeleuria nilagirica. They are found within terrestrial habitats in Asia. Along with this, they are able to secrete and carry two different viruses, Xenotropic Type C Virus and Kyasanur Forest Disease. Their overall conservation status is least concerned.

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