The long-nosed Luzon forest mouse, also known as the Pinatubo volcano mouse (Apomys sacobianus), is a rodent of the family Muridae that is endemic to Mount Pinatubo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest, and it is threatened by habitat loss. For a long time it was known only from a single type specimen held in a museum collection. A 2021 paper then reported field surveys carried out in 2011 and 2012 that found the species to be common in its habitat, so the rediscovery showed that a mouse represented in collections by one specimen was in fact an established member of the mountain's fauna. Beyond this range, habitat and rediscovery history, the source gives no further detail, and none is added here.
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Child Taxon Of
Muridae, Taxa Source Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse (Wikipedia)
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Source Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse (Wikipedia)
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1. Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse (Wikipedia)
Rediscovery
found it to be common in its habitat
Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Distribution and habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
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