The Sumatran shrew-like 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 only 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 foun ...
to
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
.
[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 list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...
, where it lives in
rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ...
habitat. It occurs in
Kerinci Seblat National Park.
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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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