Chiropodomys major Thomas 1893

Chiropodomys major Thomas 1893, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 11: 344.

Type Locality: Malaysia (Borneo), Sarawak, Sadong.

Vernacular Names: Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse.

Synonyms: Chiropodomys legatus Thomas 1911; Chiropodomys pictor Thomas 1911 .

Distribution: Borneo: recorded only from Sarawak and Sabah (Musser, 1979), but probably also occurs in Kalimantan; found between 900 and 1500 m on Mt Kinabalu in Sabah (Corbet and Hill, 1992; Md Nor, 2001).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Most closely related to C. calamianensis in morphology and geography. Member of a group of murines endemic to Borneo that includes Chiropodomys muroides, C. pusillus, Haeromys margaretae, Maxomys alticola, M. baeodon, M. ochraceiventer, Niviventer rapit, Pithecheirops otion, and Rattus baluensis .