The Sumatran shrewlike mouse (''Mus crociduroides'') is a species of
mouse
A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...
. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
.
[Aplin, K., Helgen, K., & Lunde, D]
''Mus crociduroides''.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. Downloaded on 07 January 2016.[Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M]
''Mus'' (''Coelomys'') ''crociduroides''.
''Mammal Species of the World''. Third Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press.
This mouse is known only from the mountains of western
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
, where it lives in
rainforest
Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...
habitat. It occurs in
Kerinci Seblat National Park
Kerinci Seblat National Park is the largest national park on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It has a total area of 13,791 km2, and spans four provinces: West Sumatra, Jambi, Bengkulu, and South Sumatra.
Geography
It is located between 1 ...
.
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References
Rats of Asia
Mus (rodent)
Endemic fauna of Indonesia
Fauna of Sumatra
Rodents of Indonesia
Mammals described in 1916
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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