Asian Long-tailed Climbing Mouse

The Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse is small, 7 to 9 cm in head and body with a 10 to 12 cm tail, reddish brown above shading to light yellowish brown on the sides, with light brownish-white underparts. It climbs many plants, such as cane grass, and lives in forest, shrubland and grassland at about 200 to 1,500 m. Its lifespan is about two years (Wikipedia, general species account).

It occurs across South and Southeast Asia including Sri Lanka, where its Sinhala name is gas-miya. No Sri Lankan ecology was found for this entry. Nationally Vulnerable (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).