Vandeleuria oleracea
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse (Vandeleuria oleracea) is a species of rodent found in South and Southeast Asia. It is known as Sinhala: ගස් මීයා by Sinhalese people. Vandeleuria oleracea has a lifespan of 2 years. They have a body length that is between 7–9 cm and has different colored upper and underparts. The species is within the Muridae family, which includes close relatives like the Vandeleuria nilagirica. They are found within terrestrial habitats in Asia. Along with this, they are able to secrete and carry two different viruses, Xenotropic Type C Virus and Kyasanur Forest Disease. Their overall conservation status is least concerned.
Head and body length is 7–9 cm. Tail is 10–12 cm. Reddish brown upperparts grading on the sides to light yellowish brown. Underparts are light brownish white. Long tail is dark, and slender with no tuft at tip. Largish hind feet with nails instead of claws on the outer toes, which are opposable. They are called a climbing mouse because they climb many different plants, such as cane grass.
V. oleracea is a part of the order Rodentia and the family Muridae. From the Muridae, specifically in the South-East Asian... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Long-tailed Climbing Mouse sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 10 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Long-tailed Climbing Mouse in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May–July, the lowest months.
Only Bengaluru, in our data
Bengaluru is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Asian Long-tailed Climbing Mouse sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Muridae
The closest relatives of the Asian Long-tailed Climbing Mouse that you can see in Bengaluru (family Muridae, Old World Mice and Rats) are Greater Bandicoot-rat (about 10%) and Lesser Bandicoot-rat (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Long-tailed Climbing Mouse is recorded against all the mammals logged in Bengaluru (12 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
