Apomys magnus

Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Alviola, M. R. M. Duya, M. V. Duya, M. J. Veluz, VandeVrede, & Steppan, 2011

Large 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

Authority citation

Heaney, L.R., Balete, D.S., Rickart, E.A., Alviola, P.A., Duya, M.R.M., Duya, M.V., Veluz, M.J., VandeVrede, L. and Steppan, S.J. 2011-05. Seven new species and a new subgenus of forest mice (Rodentia: Muridae: Apomys) from Luzon Island. Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences 2:1-60.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.3158/2158-5520-2.1.1

Original name as described

Apomys (Megapomys) magnus

Other common names

Large Apomys · Large Banahaw Forest Mouse

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:183574

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=e18588fa-6edb-41bf-8b53-3d7233f44d1f

Type locality

"Philippines: Luzon Island: Quezon Province: Tayabas Munic.: Barangay Lalo: Mt. Banahaw, Hasaan, 1250 m; 14°3'44"N, 121°31'8"E."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S., Rickart, E. A., Alviola, P. A., Duya, M. R. M., Duya, M. V., ... & Steppan, S. J. (2011). Seven new species and a new subgenus of forest mice (Rodentia: Muridae: Apomys) from Luzon Island. Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences, 2, 1-60.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003141

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 (Megapomys) magnus

Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Alviola, M. R. M. Duya, M. V. Duya, M. J. Veluz, VandeVrede, & Steppan, 2011

Family

Muridae

Root name

magnus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:183574

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=e18588fa-6edb-41bf-8b53-3d7233f44d1f

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45953979/166522030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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