Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mus fragilicauda
Mus fragilicauda: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mus fragilicauda: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Mus. Known by 21 specimens collected in dry grass and patches of pygmy bamboo along roadsides or dikes bordering dry ricefields; M. cervicolor and M. caroli were taken at the same localities. Mus fragilicauda closely resembles M. cervicolor in morphology, differing in some cranial measurements and qualitative traits, fur texture, and its thinner skin that is easily pulled from the tail when mice are handled (Auffray et al., 2003); the two also differ in chromosomal features. Analys...