Chapa pygmy dormouse
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The Chapa pygmy dormouse or Vietnamese pygmy dormouse (Typhlomys cinereus chapensis) is a rodent
endemic to Vietnam
. It is listed as a critically endangered species. It is often considered a separate species
, but is now recognized as a subspecies
of the Chinese Pygmy Dormouse
(T. cinereus).
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
endemic to Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. It is listed as a critically endangered species. It is often considered a separate species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
, but is now recognized as a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Chinese Pygmy Dormouse
Chinese Pygmy Dormouse
The Chinese Pygmy Dormouse is a species of rodent in the Platacanthomyidae family.It is found in China and Vietnam.-Subspecies:...
(T. cinereus).