Chiropodomys gliroides

(E. Blyth, 1856)

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Tribe: Hydromyini
Genus: Chiropodomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Blyth, E. 1856. Report for October meeting, 1855. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 24(7):711-723.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40269021

Original name as described

Mus gliroides

Other common names

Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Cherra[punji], " E Khasi Hills, Meghalaya State, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Cambodia · China · India · Indonesia · Laos · Malaysia · Myanmar · Thailand · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

molecular data suggests that there may be at least two distinct species within C. gliroides, given that the description of C. wandingensis leaves C. gliroides paraphyletic as currently defined, but a full taxonomic revision is needed to determine species boundaries within C. gliroides

Taxonomy notes citation

Qian, Y.-S., Mou, X., Liu, S. and Li, S. 2026. A New Pencil-Tailed Tree Mouse Chiropodomys wandingensis sp. nov. (Rodentia: Muridae) From Yunnan, China. Ecology and Evolution 16(7):e73991. doi:10.1002/ece3.73991

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003154

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 13 names and synonyms.

Mus gliroides

E. Blyth, 1856

Family

Muridae

Root name

gliroides

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Cherra Punji in the Khásya hills

Type locality

India: Meghalaya.

Authority page

721

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40269021

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Blyth (1863:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
Murray (1866:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Mus peguensis

E. Blyth, 1859

Family

Muridae

Root name

peguensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 6335

Type kind

syntypes

Original type locality

Schwe Gyen, in the valley of the Sitang river, Tenasserim provinces

Type locality

Myanmar.

Authority page

295

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40263547

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Blyth (1863:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
Murray (1866:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Blyth (1875:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38675044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68967)
Elera (1895:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
Musser (1979:428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4353)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Chiropodomys penicillatus

W. C. H. Peters, 1868

Family

Muridae

Root name

penicillatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3476

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

wahrscheinlich aber in Africa

Type locality

Asia: Southeastern Asia.

Authority page

448

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35989956

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Chiropodomys gliroïdes:

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Muridae

Root name

gliroides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

501

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435045

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:501, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:389, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Robinson & Kloss (1916:224, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19063663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67567)
Chasen (1940:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Sody (1941:302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:559, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Musser (1979:406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4353)
Corbet & Hill (1980:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Smith & Xie (2008:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4680/115070127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
Qian, Mou, Liu & Li (2026:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/73123)

Chiropodomys niadis

G. S. Miller, 1903

Family

Muridae

Root name

niadis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:121867

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Indonesia: Sumatra: Nias.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b4cd4777-a871-4c4c-844b-6765f1f567bc

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8809950

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:389, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Chasen (1940:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Chiropodomys anna

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1909

Family

Muridae

Root name

anna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.1.5.757

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Western Java

Type locality

Indonesia: Java: 7°43′35″S, 109°0′34″E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bbaa8730-5d65-40c7-95d9-647598dd5ecf

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31578191

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Chasen (1940:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)

Chiropodomys gliroides gliroides:

Chasen, 1940

Family

Muridae

Root name

gliroides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

184

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

Chasen (1940:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:559, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Musser (1979:406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4353)

Chiropodomys gliroides peguensis:

Chasen, 1940

Family

Muridae

Root name

peguensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

184

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

Chasen (1940:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Sody (1941:303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Chiropodomys gliroides anna:

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

anna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

302

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
Musser (1979:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4353)

Chiropodomys gliroides niadis:

Musser, 1979

Family

Muridae

Root name

niadis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

408

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser (1979:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4353)

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