Lesser tree mouse

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| name = Lesser tree mouse

| status = LC| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Aplin, K. |date=2016 |title=Chiruromys vates |volume=2016 |page=e.T4693A22448155 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4693A22448155.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| genus = Chiruromys

| species = vates

| authority = (Thomas, 1908)

| synonyms =

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The lesser tree mouse (Chiruromys vates) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Papua New Guinea.