Mus (Mus) fragilicauda Auffray, Orth, Catalan, Gonzalez, Desmarais, and Bonhomme 2003

Mus (Mus) fragilicauda Auffray, Orth, Catalan, Gonzalez, Desmarais, and Bonhomme 2003, Zoologica Scripta, 32: 121.

Type Locality: SC Thailand, Nahkon Ratchasima (Khorat) Province, Wang Nam Yen Dist., Ban Nong Sanga (14E32,33'N, 101E57,44'E).

Vernacular Names: Sheath-Tailed Mouse.

Distribution: Recorded from the type locality and Tumbon, both places 50 km SSE of Khorat. Either this taxon or a close relative (DNA sequences are weakly divergent) is present in Sekong Province of Laos (K. Aplin, in litt., 2004). Additional field surveys and reexamination of museum specimens may reveal an even wider range.