Apomys abrae

(Sanborn, 1952)

Luzon Cordillera Forest Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Hydromyini
Genus : Apomys
Subgenus : Megapomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sanborn, C.C. 1952-11-28. Philippine Zoological Expedition 1946-1947: Mammals. Fieldiana Zoology 33(2):89-158.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785531

Original name as described

Rattus (Apomys) abrae

Other common names

Cordillera Pine Forest Mouse · Luzon Cordillera Apomys

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:62750

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=e2dfb303-ea21-48c5-8452-94b259c9667f

Type locality

"Massisiat, altitude 3500 feet [= 1067 m], Abra Province, Luzon Island, Philippine Islands."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003129

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Rattus (Apomys) abrae

(Sanborn, 1952)

Family

Muridae

Root name

abrae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:62750

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=e2dfb303-ea21-48c5-8452-94b259c9667f

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785531

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Apomys abrae

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

abrae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

508

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42643/22432135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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