''Vandeleuria'' is a small genus of

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from

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with only three species. It is the only member of the

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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, ''Vandeleuria oleracea'' Bennett, 1832

References

Rodent genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Murinae-stub