Chiropodomys major Thomas 1893

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1303

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scientific name	Chiropodomys major Thomas 1893
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Chiropodomys major Thomas 1893 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 11: 344.

Type Locality: Malaysia (Borneo), Sarawak, Sadong.

Vernacular Names: Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse.

Synonyms: Chiropodomys legatus Thomas 1911 ; Chiropodomys pictor Thomas 1911 .

Distribution: Borneo: recorded only from Sarawak and Sabah (Musser, 1979), but probably also occurs in Kalimantan; found between 900 and 1500 m on Mt Kinabalu in Sabah ( Corbet and Hill, 1992; Md Nor, 2001).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Most closely related to C. calamianensis in morphology and geography. Member of a group of murines endemic to Borneo that includes Chiropodomys muroides , C. pusillus , Haeromys margaretae , Maxomys alticola , M. baeodon , M. ochraceiventer , Niviventer rapit , Pithecheirops otion , and Rattus baluensis .