- Source: Amuyao tree-mouse
The Amuyao tree-mouse (Musseromys inopinatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on Mount Amuyao in Luzon, Philippines.
Description
As for all members of the genus Musseromys, they are small murids weighing between 15 and 22 grams. They have tails (82–101 mm) usually longer than the rest of their bodies (74–84 mm).
Two adult specimens were collected, now in the collections of the Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH):
an adult male (♂) (FMNH 193839, holotype)
an adult female (♀) (FMNH 193840).
Their measurements are as follows :
Conservation
Data on this species endemic to the Philippines is, as of now, known from only one location. This particularity, alongside a lack of knowledge on the repartition and abundance of the species, brought the IUCN to assess the Amuyao tree-mouse as "Data Deficient".
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Amuyao tree-mouse
- Banahaw tree mouse
- Sierra Madre tree-mouse
- Mount Pulag tree-mouse
- Musseromys
- Murinae
- List of rodents
- Mirza's western moss rat
- Mirza's eastern moss rat
- List of mammals of the Philippines
