Palawan pencil-tailed tree mouse

The Palawan pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys calamianensis) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is known from lowland forest near sea level, coconut groves, and bamboo thickets.^[1] It is endemic to the Palawan Faunal Region in the Philippines.^[1][2] It has been recorded on Balabac, Busuanga, Palawan, Dumaran, and Calauit islands.^[1]

Palawan pencil-tailed tree mouse
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Chiropodomys
Species:	C. calamianensis
Binomial name
Chiropodomys calamianensis (Taylor, 1934)