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Sheath-tailed mouse

Mus fragilicauda Auffray, Orth, Catalan, Gonzalez, Desmarais & Bonhomme, 2003

LCLeast Concernrodents

The sheath-tailed mouse (Mus fragilicauda) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 13.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the sheath-tailed mouse

Weight
13.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sheath-tailed mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the sheath-tailed mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The sheath-tailed mouse (Mus fragilicauda) is a mouse found in two locations in central Thailand and in Laos. They were discovered and documented in 2002. It is the only known Mus species to lose its tail integument when handled. It is sometimes found with the fawn-colored mouse.

From the Wikipedia article “Sheath-tailed mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sheath-tailed_mouse&oldid=1371327907), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the sheath-tailed mouse endangered?

The sheath-tailed mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the sheath-tailed mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusMus
  7. SpeciesMus fragilicauda Auffray, Orth, Catalan, Gonzalez, Desmarais & Bonhomme, 2003
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • فأر غمدي الذيلArabic
  • Laos-MausGerman
  • サヤオハツカネズミJapanese
  • mysz kruchoogonowaPolish
  • หนูหริ่งหางเปาะThai

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Relatives of the sheath-tailed mouse

Other species in the same genus Mus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sheath-tailed mouse?

An adult sheath-tailed mouse weighs 13.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sheath-tailed mouse endangered?

The sheath-tailed mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the sheath-tailed mouse?

The sheath-tailed mouse (Mus fragilicauda) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

  • Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
    Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
  • EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
    Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1
  • Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
  • Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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BibTeX
@misc{sheath_tailed_mouse_2026,
  title = {Sheath-tailed mouse (Mus fragilicauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sheath-tailed-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}