Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree MouseThe greater pencil-tailed tree mouse is an arboreal rodent recorded in northern Borneo rainforest. It is active mainly in the canopy at night and uses tree hollows and connections between trees.What does it look like?The back is grayish brown to tawny, while the underside is white to cream. The long brown tail may have pale patches below and ends in a fine, brush-like tuft.How does it live?The greater pencil-tailed tree mouse is an arboreal rodent recorded in northern Borneo rainforest. It is active mainly in the canopy at night and uses tree hollows and connections between trees.It is nocturnal and active mainly in the rainforest canopy. In a Sabah study, captures were associated with lianas and connections between trees; use of a tree hollow about 4 m above ground was also observed.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.