| Banahaw tree mouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Musseromys |
| Species: | M. gulantang |
| Binomial name | |
| Musseromys gulantang Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz & Jansa, 2009 | |
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Banahaw tree mouse (Musseromys gulantang) is a species of rodent in the family of Muridae. It is named after Mount Banahaw in Luzon, Philippines.
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Apomys, commonly known as earthworm mice, is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. Mice belonging to this genus are generally called Philippine forest mice and can be found on most islands of the Philippines except in Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and the Batanes and Babuyan group of islands.
The Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse is a species of rodent found in South and Southeast Asia. It is known as ගස් මීයා by Sinhalese people.
The cloud rats or cloudrunners are a tribe (Phloeomyini) of arboreal and nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines. They belong to the family Muridae and include five genera: Batomys, Carpomys, Crateromys, Musseromys, and Phloeomys. They range in size from as large as 50 cm (20 in) to as small as 74 mm (2.9 in). Cloud rats are threatened by habitat loss and illegal hunting. Several species are endangered or critically endangered.
The Palawan pencil-tailed tree mouse is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is known from lowland forest near sea level, coconut groves, and bamboo thickets. It is endemic to the Palawan Faunal Region in the Philippines. It has been recorded on Balabac, Busuanga, Palawan, Dumaran, and Calauit islands.
The large pencil-tailed tree mouse or greater pencil-tailed tree mouse is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is only known from Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), although it is likely to also occur in Kalimantan.
The small pencil-tailed tree mouse or lesser pencil-tailed tree mouse is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is only known from Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia) and from southern Kalimantan (Indonesia), although it likely occurs more widely.
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Champion's tree mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
The large tree mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on the island of New Guinea.
The chestnut tree mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
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The Katanglad shrew-mouse, also known as the Kitanglad shrew-mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is known only from one specimen taken at 2250 m on Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Philippines.
The D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago pogonomys, also known as the D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago tree mouse, is a species of prehensile-tailed rat from the family Muridae that is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It was once considered to be a subspecies of the Large Tree Mouse. Deforestation is posing a threat to the species, but it has been suspected that the species has some degree of tolerance towards disturbance of its habitat.
Musseromys is a genus of rodent, in the family Muridae, endemic to the Philippines. Four species are known, all from Luzon:
The Mount Banahaw forest mouse is a forest mouse endemic to the Mount Banahaw area in the Philippines.
The Sierra Madre tree-mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the forest of the northern Sierra Madre in Luzon, Philippines.
The Mount Pulag tree-mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on Mount Pulag in Luzon, Philippines.
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