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Apomys
''Apomys'', commonly known as earthworm mice, is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. Mice belonging to this genus are generally called Philippine forest mice and can be found on most islands of the Philippines except in Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and the Batanes and Babuyan group of islands. ''Apomys'' mice weigh from 18g to 128g. The tail is longer or nearly equal the length of the head and body. The soft and thick fur of these mice is darker on the back while the front fur is paler, often nearly white with a moderate orange yellow wash. The hind feet are moderately long and narrow, have six plantar pads, and have digits 2–4 notably longer than digit 5 and the hallux. All species have two pairs of inguinal mammae. Species Nineteen species are known in two subgenera: *Subgenus ''Apomys'' - smaller, arboreal species ** Camiguin forest mouse, ''A. camiguinensis'' Heaney & Tabaranza, 2006 ** Mount Apo forest mouse, ''A. hylocoetes'' Mearns, 1905 ** Mindanao montan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Large Mindoro Forest Mouse
The large Mindoro forest mouse (''Apomys gracilirostris'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, from the genus ''Apomys''. It is found only in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is a large mouse with large feet, a long tail and an elongated snout which is morphologically unique within its genus. It is covered in soft fur which is mostly dark brown in colour. Its closest relative is thought to be the Luzon montane forest mouse, based on genetic and morphological similarities. Discovery and taxonomy In May and June 1992, an expedition to the Philippines was organised for the purpose of increasing the knowledge on their biodiversity. During this expedition, sixteen examples of a then unknown species of mouse were captured on Mount Halcon, on the island Mindoro. To this day, these animals, all captured between May 28 and June 12, 1992, remain the only known specimens of this species. In 1995, in the scientific journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apomys Gracilirostris
The large Mindoro forest mouse (''Apomys gracilirostris'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, from the genus ''Apomys''. It is found only in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is a large mouse with large feet, a long tail and an elongated snout which is morphologically unique within its genus. It is covered in soft fur which is mostly dark brown in colour. Its closest relative is thought to be the Luzon montane forest mouse, based on genetic and morphological similarities. Discovery and taxonomy In May and June 1992, an expedition to the Philippines was organised for the purpose of increasing the knowledge on their biodiversity. During this expedition, sixteen examples of a then unknown species of mouse were captured on Mount Halcon, on the island Mindoro. To this day, these animals, all captured between May 28 and June 12, 1992, remain the only known specimens of this species. In 1995, in the scientific journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apomys Hylocetes
''Apomys'', commonly known as earthworm mice, is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. Mice belonging to this genus are generally called Philippine forest mice and can be found on most islands of the Philippines except in Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and the Batanes and Babuyan group of islands. ''Apomys'' mice weigh from 18g to 128g. The tail is longer or nearly equal the length of the head and body. The soft and thick fur of these mice is darker on the back while the front fur is paler, often nearly white with a moderate orange yellow wash. The hind feet are moderately long and narrow, have six plantar pads, and have digits 2–4 notably longer than digit 5 and the hallux. All species have two pairs of inguinal mammae. Species Nineteen species are known in two subgenera: *Subgenus ''Apomys'' - smaller, arboreal species **Camiguin forest mouse, ''A. camiguinensis'' Heaney & Tabaranza, 2006 ** Mount Apo forest mouse, ''A. hylocoetes'' Mearns, 1905 ** Mindanao montane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apomys Datae
''Apomys'', commonly known as earthworm mice, is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. Mice belonging to this genus are generally called Philippine forest mice and can be found on most islands of the Philippines except in Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and the Batanes and Babuyan group of islands. ''Apomys'' mice weigh from 18g to 128g. The tail is longer or nearly equal the length of the head and body. The soft and thick fur of these mice is darker on the back while the front fur is paler, often nearly white with a moderate orange yellow wash. The hind feet are moderately long and narrow, have six plantar pads, and have digits 2–4 notably longer than digit 5 and the hallux. All species have two pairs of inguinal mammae. Species Nineteen species are known in two subgenera: *Subgenus ''Apomys'' - smaller, arboreal species **Camiguin forest mouse, ''A. camiguinensis'' Heaney & Tabaranza, 2006 ** Mount Apo forest mouse, ''A. hylocoetes'' Mearns, 1905 ** Mindanao montane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camiguin Forest Mouse
The Camiguin forest mouse (''Apomys camiguinensis'') is a forest mouse endemic to the island of Camiguin in the southern Philippines. It has large ears and eyes, a long tail and rusty-brown fur, and it feeds mostly on insects and seeds. This description is based on mice captured during a biological survey conducted in 1994 and 1995 high on the steep slopes of one of the island's volcanoes. In April, 2006, the new mammal, a Philippine forest mouse, now identified as ''Apomys camiguinensis'' was captured on the steep slopes of a volcano of Camiguin during a biological survey by Heaney and Tabaranza. In 2002, Heaney, Tabaranza, and Eric Rickart (from the Utah Museum of Natural History), described a different species of forest-living rodent, ''Bullimus gamay'', from Mt. Timpoong, the same mountain where the new mouse was collected. A frog ('' Oreophryne nana'') named in 1967 had been thought to be the only vertebrate restricted to the island prior to the surveys by Heaney and Tabara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apomys Camiguinensis
The Camiguin forest mouse (''Apomys camiguinensis'') is a forest mouse endemic to the island of Camiguin in the southern Philippines. It has large ears and eyes, a long tail and rusty-brown fur, and it feeds mostly on insects and seeds. This description is based on mice captured during a biological survey conducted in 1994 and 1995 high on the steep slopes of one of the island's volcanoes. In April, 2006, the new mammal, a Philippine forest mouse, now identified as ''Apomys camiguinensis'' was captured on the steep slopes of a volcano of Camiguin during a biological survey by Heaney and Tabaranza. In 2002, Heaney, Tabaranza, and Eric Rickart (from the Utah Museum of Natural History), described a different species of forest-living rodent, ''Bullimus gamay'', from Mt. Timpoong, the same mountain where the new mouse was collected. A frog ('' Oreophryne nana'') named in 1967 had been thought to be the only vertebrate restricted to the island prior to the surveys by Heaney and Tabaran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Least Forest Mouse
The least forest mouse (''Apomys musculus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines. See also * List of mammals of the Philippines *Luzon montane forest mouse *Large Mindoro forest mouse *List of rodents Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except Antarctica. This list contains 2,276 species in 489 genera in the order Rodentia. Suborde ... References * External links Zipcodezoo.comBiolib.cz Apomys Endemic fauna of the Philippines Rodents of the Philippines Mammals described in 1911 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apomys Brownorum
The Mount Tapulao forest mouse (''Apomys brownorum'') is a forest mouse endemic to the Mount Tapulao area in the Philippines. It is named after the American zoologist Barbara Elaine Russell Brown. Anatomy and physiology The mouse is the smallest species in its genus, measuring in total "230-255 mm; tail: 107-116 mm; hind foot: 31-35 mm; ear: 21 - 22 mm" and weighing 60-84 grams. On its dorsal side, the mouse has long, dense, soft, dark brown fur, with dark gray ventral fur turning a lighter gray-brown at the tips. Its tail is bicolored, "dark grayish-brown dorsally and nearly white ventrally." Ecology The Mount Tapulaou forest mouse lives in old growth cloud forests and regenerating secondary forests at a height of 2024 m, with a lower limit somewhere between 1690 m and 2024 m. It is unknown how extensive chromium Chromium is a chemical element with the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the first element in group 6. It is a steely-grey, lustrous, hard, and brittle t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apomys Musculus
The least forest mouse (''Apomys musculus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines. See also * List of mammals of the Philippines *Luzon montane forest mouse *Large Mindoro forest mouse *List of rodents Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except Antarctica. This list contains 2,276 species in 489 genera in the order Rodentia. Suborde ... References * External links Zipcodezoo.comBiolib.cz Apomys Endemic fauna of the Philippines Rodents of the Philippines Mammals described in 1911 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apomys Magnus
The Luzon giant forest mouse (''Apomys magnus'') is a forest mouse endemic to Luzon, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... References Apomys Rodents of the Philippines Mammals described in 2011 Endemic fauna of the Philippines {{murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apomys Zambalensis
The Luzon Zambales forest mouse (''Apomys zambalensis'') is a forest mouse endemic to Zambales in Luzon, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... References Apomys Rodents of the Philippines Mammals described in 2011 Endemic fauna of the Philippines {{Murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apomys Sierrae
The Sierra Madre forest mouse (''Apomys sierrae'') is a forest mouse endemic to the Sierra Madre Range of eastern Luzon, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... References Apomys Rodents of the Philippines Mammals described in 2011 Endemic fauna of the Philippines {{murinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
