The Luzon Aurora forest mouse, usually called the Aurora forest mouse (Apomys aurorae), is a small murine rodent endemic to Mount Mingan on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is associated with montane and mossy forest in the Mingan Mountains, habitat that is not currently under threat. It is a recently described species: L. R. Heaney and colleagues named it in 2011 in a monograph on seven new species and a new subgenus of forest mice from Luzon, and the Mammal Diversity Database places it in the subgenus Megapomys. The type specimen came from near Mingan peak in Dingalan, Aurora Province, at about 1,305 metres. The database lists the IUCN Red List status as Least Concern and the Indomalayan realm.
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Muridae, Taxa Source Mammal Diversity Database: Apomys aurorae
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The Aurora forest mouse (Apomys aurorae) is a small murine endemic to Mt. Mingan in Luzon, Philippines.
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1. Mammal Diversity Database: Apomys aurorae
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In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Taxonomy, order
Order: Rodentia
Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Taxonomy, family
Family: Muridae
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The Aurora forest mouse (Apomys aurorae) is a small murine endemic to Mt. Mingan in Luzon, Philippines.
In Biome: Cloud Forest, Status, habitat
Apomys aurorae is associated with montane and mossy forest in the Mingan Mountains, habitats that are not currently under threat.
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