Mus cervicolor

Distribution: Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar (from Central to Northern area).

Sumber: Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Sumber: Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

Distribution: Indigenous range from N India (Jammu, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Manipur; Agrawal, 2000) and Nepal east through Burma, Thailand (J. T. Marshall, Jr., 1977 a; Robinson et al., 1995), Laos (Aplin et al., 2003 c; Smith et al., In Press), Cambodia, Vietnam (Dang et al., 1994), and S China (Yunnan; Wang, 2003, and Zhang et al., 1997); see overall distribution in J. T. Marshall, Jr. (1977 a). Also recorded from Sumatra and Java where it has likely been inadvertently introduced (Musser and Newcomb, 1983). Mandal and Ghosh (1984) reported a specimen from South Andaman Isl in the Andaman Isls; whether representative of natural range or anthropogenic introduction is unknown (" most likely introduced, " J. T. Marshall, Jr., in litt., 2004). Roberts (1977, 1997) reported the species from C and S Pakistan but that identification requires verification.

Sumber: Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

DISTRIBUTION: Indigenous range from Nepal east through Sikkim into NE India (Assam), Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam (see map in J. T. Marshall, Jr., 1977 a). Also recorded from Sumatra and Java where it has likely been inadvertently introduced (Musser and Newcomb, 1983).

Sumber: Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

DISTRIBUTION: Nepal and Assam (India), to Indochina; Sumatra; Java.

Sumber: Order Rodentia (Part 5)

Habitat. Secondary forest, grassland, brush, rice fields, and other cultivated areas up to 2000 m above sea level. Food and Feeding. Diet consists of seeds and insects. Breeding. After a gestation of three weeks, females give birth to 5 - 6 young, which are weaned after 21 days. Activity patterns. Fawn-colored Mice are terrestrial and mostly nocturnal. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Fawn-colored Mice are very active, digging burrows with tunnels and nest chambers.

Sumber: Muridae