Mus fragilicauda
Encyclopedia
The Mus fragilicauda, or the sheath-tailed mouse, is a mouse
found in two locations in central Thailand
. They were discovered and documented in 2002, as published in Zoologica Scripta
. It is the only known Mus species to lose its tail integument when handled. They are sometimes found with the Fawn-colored Mouse
.
Mouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
found in two locations in central Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. They were discovered and documented in 2002, as published in Zoologica Scripta
Zoologica Scripta
Zoologica Scripta is a bi-monthly scientific journal on systematic zoology, published by Blackwell Publishing Limited, on behalf of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences...
. It is the only known Mus species to lose its tail integument when handled. They are sometimes found with the Fawn-colored Mouse
Fawn-colored Mouse
The Fawn-colored Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Cambodia, India, possibly Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.-References:...
.