Musseromys beneficus
Heaney, Balete, Rickart, M. J. Veluz, & Jansa, 2014
Mount Pulag Tree Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Phloeomyini |
| Genus | : Musseromys |
Species status
Authority citation
Heaney, L.R., Balete, D.S., Rickart, E.A., Veluz, M.J. and Jansa, S.A. 2014-05-16. Three new species of Musseromys (Muridae, Rodentia), the endemic Philippine tree mouse from Luzon Island. American Museum Novitates 3802:1-27.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58871223Original name as described
Musseromys beneficus
Other common names
Burger's Tree Mouse
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:198714
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
1.35 km E Mt. Pulag Peak, Luzon Island, Philippines.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Philippines
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S., Rickart, E. A., Veluz, M. J., & Jansa, S. A. (2014). Three new species of Musseromys (Muridae, Rodentia), the endemic Philippine tree mouse from Luzon Island. American Museum Novitates, 3802, 1-27.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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