- Source: Mount Pulag tree-mouse
The Mount Pulag tree-mouse (Musseromys beneficus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on Mount Pulag in Luzon, Philippines.
Description
As for all members of the genus Musseromys, they are small murids weighing between 15 and 22 g (0.53 and 0.78 oz). They have tails of 82–101 mm (3.2–4.0 in) which are usually longer than the rest of their bodies 74–84 mm (2.9–3.3 in).
Three adult specimens were collected, now in the collections of the Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH):
an adult female (♀) (FMNH 198713),
an adult female (♀) (FMNH 198714, holotype),
an adult male (♂) (FMNH 198857).
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 lack of knowledge on habitats and potential threats of the species, brought the IUCN to assess the Mount Pulag tree-mouse as "Data Deficient".
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Mount Pulag tree-mouse
- Amuyao tree-mouse
- Banahaw tree mouse
- Sierra Madre tree-mouse
- Musseromys
- Murinae
- List of rodents
- List of mammals of the Philippines
- Mirzamys
- Mirza's western moss rat
