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Sort-furred Tree Mouse

Typhlomys chapensis

Classification

The Chapa pygmy dormouse or Vietnamese pygmy dormouse (Typhlomys cinereus chapensis) is a rodent endemic to Vietnam; this nocturnal creature is 7-10 cm long (3-4 in), with a tail of 10-13 cm (4-5 in) and long ears. In 2014, it was mainly found to the west of the Red River, in north Vietnam and southern Yunan Province in China. It was previously seen as a subspecies of the Chinese pygmy dormouse (T.

Distribution

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