Long-footed rat

The long-footed rat, Tarsomys apoensis, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the highlands of Mindanao in the Philippines, including Mount Apo, Mount Kitanglad and Mount Malindang. The species was described by Edgar Mearns in 1905 from a specimen collected on Mount Apo at 2058 metres, and the Mammal Diversity Database lists it under the common name dusky moss mouse alongside dusky tarsomys and dusky long-footed rat. It belongs to the subfamily Murinae and the tribe Rattini, and the database records it as a living species with an IUCN Red List status of Least Concern.