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Vandeleuria
''Vandeleuria'' is a small genus of rodent from Asia with only three species. It is the only member of the tribe Vandeleurini. Species in this genus are known as the long-tailed climbing mice. Species *Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse, ''Vandeleuria nilagirica'' Jerdon, 1867 *Nolthenius's long-tailed climbing mouse, ''Vandeleuria nolthenii'' Phillips, 1929 *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 ගස් මීයා by Sinhalese people. It is known to spread the ''Ixodes ''Ixodes'' is a ge ..., ''Vandeleuria oleracea'' Bennett, 1832 References Rodent genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ගස් මීයා by Sinhalese people. It is known to spread the ''Ixodes ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can cause paralysis. Some ti ...'' 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. References Further reading * * * * * Vandeleuria Rats of Asia Mammals of Southeast Asia Mammals of Nepal Rodents of India Mammals of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vandeleuria Oleracea
The Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse (''Vandeleuria oleracea'') is a species of rodent found in South and Southeast Asia. It is known as ගස් මීයා by Sinhalese people. It is known to spread the ''Ixodes ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can cause paralysis. Some ti ...'' 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. References Further reading * * * * * Vandeleuria Rats of Asia Mammals of Southeast Asia Mammals of Nepal Rodents of India Mammals of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vandeleuria
''Vandeleuria'' is a small genus of rodent from Asia with only three species. It is the only member of the tribe Vandeleurini. Species in this genus are known as the long-tailed climbing mice. Species *Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse, ''Vandeleuria nilagirica'' Jerdon, 1867 *Nolthenius's long-tailed climbing mouse, ''Vandeleuria nolthenii'' Phillips, 1929 *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 ගස් මීයා by Sinhalese people. It is known to spread the ''Ixodes ''Ixodes'' is a ge ..., ''Vandeleuria oleracea'' Bennett, 1832 References Rodent genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vandeleuria Nilagirica
Nilgiri vandeleuria (''Vandeleuria nilagirica''), also known as the Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse and the Indian long-tailed tree mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. There has been some dispute as to whether this specimen is actually a subspecies of the Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse but current opinion seems to suggest that it is indeed a separate species. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... References External links An image of Nilgiri Vandeleuria Rats of Asia Vandeleuria Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Rodents of India Mammals described in 1867 {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilgiri Long-tailed Tree Mouse
Nilgiri vandeleuria (''Vandeleuria nilagirica''), also known as the Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse and the Indian long-tailed tree mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. There has been some dispute as to whether this specimen is actually a subspecies of the Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse but current opinion seems to suggest that it is indeed a separate species. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... References External links An image of Nilgiri Vandeleuria Rats of Asia Vandeleuria Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Rodents of India Mammals described in 1867 {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vandeleuria Nolthenii
Nolthenius's long-tailed climbing mouse (''Vandeleuria nolthenii''), also known as Sri Lanka highland tree mouse or Podi-gas-miya ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ගස් මීයා), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The species is endemic to the highlands of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... It is a nocturnal arboreal mouse, which is named after A. C. Tutein-Nolthenius, an amateur zoologist who collected the first specimens in 1929. Description The body is – , with a - tail. It has dark reddish brown dorsally and is darker on the back. Underparts gray. Dark brown face. Dark brown tail and ears. Long whiskers are black, short ones are silvery in color. Back fur long, soft, and dense. References * de A. Goonatilake, W.I.L.D.P.T.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolthenius's Long-tailed Climbing Mouse
Nolthenius's long-tailed climbing mouse (''Vandeleuria nolthenii''), also known as Sri Lanka highland tree mouse or Podi-gas-miya ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ගස් මීයා), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The species is endemic to the highlands of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... It is a nocturnal arboreal mouse, which is named after A. C. Tutein-Nolthenius, an amateur zoologist who collected the first specimens in 1929. Description The body is – , with a - tail. It has dark reddish brown dorsally and is darker on the back. Underparts gray. Dark brown face. Dark brown tail and ears. Long whiskers are black, short ones are silvery in color. Back fur long, soft, and dense. References * de A. Goonatilake, W.I.L.D.P.T.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhipidomys Mastacalis
The Atlantic Forest climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys mastacalis'') is an arboreal rodent species in the family Cricetidae from South America. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil at elevations from sea level to 1500 m. Its karyotype is 2n = 44, FN = 74–80. It is sometimes also referred to as the long-tailed climbing mouse. ''Rhipidomys macrurus'' is similarly sometimes commonly known as the "long-tailed rhipidomys", while rodents of genus ''Vandeleuria ''Vandeleuria'' is a small genus of rodent from Asia with only three species. It is the only member of the tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide us ...'' are also commonly known as long-tailed climbing mice. References Rhipidomys Endemic fauna of Brazil Mammals of Brazil Fauna of the Atlantic Forest Rodents of South America Mammals described in 1841 {{Rhipidomys-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological Epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in 2009 by the International Union of Geological Sciences, the cutoff of the Pleistocene and the preceding Pliocene was regarded as being 1.806 million years Before Present (BP). Publications from earlier years may use either definition of the period. The end of the Pleistocene corresponds with the end of the last glacial period and also with the end of the Paleolithic age used in archaeology. The name is a combination of Ancient Greek grc, label=none, πλεῖστος, pleīstos, most and grc, label=none, καινός, kainós (latinized as ), 'new'. At the end of the preceding Pliocene, the previously isolated North and South American continents were joined by the Isthmus of Panama, causing Great American Interchang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray, FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The same is used for a zoological name. Gray was keeper of zoology at the British Museum in London from 1840 until Christmas 1874, before the natural history holdings were split off to the Natural History Museum. He published several catalogues of the museum collections that included comprehensive discussions of animal groups and descriptions of new species. He improved the zoological collections to make them amongst the best in the world. Biography Gray was born in Walsall, but his family soon moved to London, where Gray studied medicine. He assisted his father in writing ''The Natural Arrangement of British Plants'' (1821). After being blackballed by the Linnean Society of London, Gray shifted his interest from botany to zoology. He began his zoologica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are native to all major land masses except for New Zealand, Antarctica, and several oceanic islands, though they have subsequently been introduced to most of these land masses by human activity. Rodents are extremely diverse in their ecology and lifestyles and can be found in almost every terrestrial habitat, including human-made environments. Species can be arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), saltatorial/richochetal (leaping on their hind legs), or semiaquatic. However, all rodents share several morphological features, including having only a single upper and lower pair of ever-growing incisors. Well-known rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Rabbits, hares, and pikas, whose i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area of , about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. In general terms, Asia is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. It is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception in classical antiquity. The division of Eurasia into two continents reflects East–West cultural, linguistic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
