NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Chiropodomys major Thomas, 1893
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The large pencil-tailed tree mouse or greater pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys major) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is only known from Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), although it is likely to also occur in Kalimantan.
Wikipedia contributors, Large pencil-tailed tree mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:05:16.149665+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chiropodomys major Thomas, 1893
- Name authority
- Thomas, 1893
- Common name
- Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Chiropodomys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusChiropodomys Peters, 1868
- speciesChiropodomys major Thomas, 1893
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chiropodomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree MouseChiropodomys calamianensis (Taylor, 1934) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree MouseChiropodomys gliroides (Blyth, 1856) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree MouseChiropodomys pusillus Thomas, 1893 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree MouseChiropodomys muroides Medway, 1965 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Koopman's Pencil-tailed Tree MouseChiropodomys karlkoopmani Musser, 1979 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585187 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Y6JG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.