Tarsomys apoensis

Mearns, 1905

Dusky Moss Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Rattini
Genus : Tarsomys

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/15393069

Original name as described

Tarsomys apoensis

Other common names

Dusky Tarsomys · Long-footed Rat · Dusky Long-footed Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:125280

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/322be2c93-081b-41ae-99c4-9677b35716be

Type locality

Mount Apo, 2058 m, Mindanao Island, Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003692

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.

Tarsomys apoensis

Mearns, 1905

Family

Muridae

Root name

apoensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:125280

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/322be2c93-081b-41ae-99c4-9677b35716be

Authority page

453

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15393069

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:556, 557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21495/22459666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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