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A mouse (pl.: 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). Mice are also popular as pets. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are locally common. They are ...
Cook's mouse (Mus cookii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Asia from India to Vietnam. It is found in southern and south-eastern Asia from India to Vietnam.
The Vietnam mouse-deer (Tragulus versicolor), also known as the silver-backed chevrotain, is an even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae known only from Vietnam. It was first described in 1910 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas , who procured four specimens from Nha Trang in Annam .
The fawn-colored mouse (Mus cervicolor) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cambodia , India , Indonesia , Laos , Myanmar , Nepal , Thailand , and Vietnam . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The body length of this species is 75.6 mm (2.98 in), with a 47.5 mm (1.87 in) tail. [ 4 ] It is larger on average than B. brunneus . [ 3 ] Uncharacteristically of other members in the family Cricetidae they have 14 cheek teeth instead of 12.
Tragulus is a genus of even-toed ungulates in the family Tragulidae that are known as mouse-deer. [1] In Ancient Greek τράγος ( tragos ) means a male goat , [ 2 ] while the Latin diminutive –ulus means 'tiny'.
The genus Mus or typical mice refers to a specific genus of muroid rodents, all typically called mice (the adjective "muroid" comes from the word "Muroidea", which is a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, gerbils, and many other relatives), though the term can be used for other rodents.
The red-shanked douc is a species of Old World monkey native to Indochina which lives in the forests of Vietnam, southern Laos and possibly northeastern Cambodia. It is threatened by residential and commercial development. [2]