Chapa pygmy dormouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Platacanthomyidae
Genus: Typhlomys
Species:
Subspecies:
T. c. chapensis
Trinomial name
Typhlomys cinereus chapensis
(Osgood, 1932)

The Chapa pygmy dormouse or Vietnamese pygmy dormouse (Typhlomys cinereus chapensis) is a rodent endemic to Vietnam. It is listed as a critically endangered species. It is often considered a separate species, but is now recognized as a subspecies of the Chinese pygmy dormouse (T. cinereus).

References

  • Baillie (1996). "Typhlomys chapensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. Retrieved 9 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2 cd v2.3)
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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