Apomys insignis

Mearns, 1905

Mindanao Montane 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 : Apomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Mearns, E.A. 1905-05-13. Descriptions of new genera and species of mammals from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28:425-460.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15393075

Original name as described

Apomys insignis

Other common names

Great Apo Mouse · Mindanao Montane Forest Apomys

Type material

USNM:MAMM:125230

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e23b5ca1-25b0-45c5-9174-748782adf5ed

Type locality

"Mount Apo at 6,000 feet altitude [= 1829 m], southern Mindanao, Philippine Islands."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003137

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.

Apomys insignis

Mearns, 1905

Family

Muridae

Root name

insignis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:125230

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e23b5ca1-25b0-45c5-9174-748782adf5ed

Authority page

459

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15393075

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Miller (1910:402, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7616064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15164)
  2. Hollister (1912:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Musser & Carleton (1993:575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #1912) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #1912) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1912/115059914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Apomys bardus

G. S. Miller, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

bardus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:144582

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39e1dde32-c128-4a77-b9c4-56ce0359bfba

Authority page

402

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7616064

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Miller (1910:402, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7616064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15164)
  2. Hollister (1912:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus (Apomys) insignis

(Sanborn, 1952)

Family

Muridae

Root name

insignis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

134

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785532

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Sanborn (1952:134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Rattus (Apomys) insignis insignis

(Sanborn, 1952)

Family

Muridae

Root name

insignis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

134

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785532

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Sanborn (1952:134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)

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