The Mindanao mountain rat, also called the long-tailed moss mouse (Limnomys sibuanus), is a rodent of the family Muridae found only in the Philippines, where it lives at high altitude in the Kitanglad Mountain Range of Mindanao, including Mount Apo, Mount Kitanglad and Mount Malindang, at elevations of about 2,000 to 2,800 metres. Edgar Alexander Mearns first described it in 1905 from a single individual. Adults have a head and body length of 119 to 144 millimetres, a tail of 147 to 174 millimetres and a weight of 47 to 82 grams, with short, somewhat coarse yellowish-brown fur above and plain white underparts. It inhabits forest of conifers and laurels with fallen trees, rhododendrons, ferns, orchids, mosses and lichens. It is common in this moss forest, the range lies inside the Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park, and no particular threats are known, so it is assessed as Least Concern.
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It is found only in the Philippines
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the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of
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no particular threats to this species are known
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it is a common species in the tropical high altitude rainforest and moss forest
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It is found only in the Philippines
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