Musseromysis agenusof rodent, in the familyMuridae,endemic to thePhilippines.Four species are known, all fromLuzon:[1][2]
- Musseromys anacuao- Sierra Madre tree-mouse
- Musseromys beneficus- Mount Pulag tree-mouse
- Musseromys gulantang- Banahaw tree-mouse
- Musseromys inopinatus- Amuyao tree-mouse
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Phloeomyini |
| Genus: | Musseromys Heaney,Balete,Rickart, Veluz & Jansa, 2009 |
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| Musseromys gulantang | |
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Description
editAll members of the genus are small murids weighing between 15 and 22 grams.[2]They have tails (82 - 101 mm) usually longer than the rest of their bodies (74 - 84 mm).[2]
References
edit- ^Heaney, L.R.; Balete, D.S.; Rickart, E.A.; Veluz, M.J.; Jansa, S.A. (2009). "Chapter 7. A New Genus and Species of Small 'Tree-Mouse' (Rodentia, Muridae) Related to the Philippine Giant Cloud Rats".Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.331:205–229.doi:10.1206/582-7.1.S2CID34624491.
- ^abcHeaney, L.R.; Balete, D.S.; Rickart, E.A.; Veluz, M.J.; Jansa, S.A. (2014)."Three New Species ofMusseromys(Muridae, Rodentia), the Endemic Philippine Tree Mouse from Luzon Island ".American Museum Novitates(3802): 1–27.doi:10.1206/3802.1.S2CID53542249.
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