Wildlifeof Malaysia
Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines
Photo: Katie Sayers · CC0
Chiropodomys muroides
Basic stats
Habitat
Montane tropical forest
Range
Endemic to Borneo (Gunung Kinabalu and northern Kalimantan)
The gray-bellied pencil-tailed tree mouse is an arboreal rodent in the family Muridae, endemic to Borneo. It is known from Gunung Kinabalu in Sabah and from Long Petak in northern Kalimantan, and probably has a wider distribution than currently documented. Its natural habitat is montane tropical forest and it is threatened by habitat loss (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse live in?
- Montane tropical forest
- Where is the Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse found?
- Endemic to Borneo (Gunung Kinabalu and northern Kalimantan)