No. 353 Mus Gliroides. — The Cherrapoonjee Tree Mouse
Habitat.—Khasia hills.
Description.—Fur exceedingly dense and fine, of a light brown, tinged with fawn; the basal two-thirds of the piles are dusky ash coloured; the lower parts are white, very faintly tinged with fawn; the white purest about the lips and chin; whiskers long; feet large and sparsely clad with white hairs; a distinct brown mark on each hind foot reaching almost to the division of the toes; ears smallish, ovoid, naked.
Size.—Head and body, 2 inches; tail (?) mutilated.
Blyth says this animal has much of the aspect of the European dormouse (Myoxus avellanarius), but nothing is said about its dentition, which would at once settle the question whether the young specimen with its imperfect tail were a true Mus or a species of Myoxus.[24]
24 See Appendix A for description and dentition of Myoxus.
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