Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse

Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse
A specimen of Apomys sacobianus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1] ]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Apomys
Species:	A. sacobianus
Binomial name
Apomys sacobianus Johnson, 1962

The long-nosed Luzon forest mouse (Apomys sacobianus), also known as the Pinatubo volcano mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Mount Pinatubo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Rediscovery

Known only from a single type specimen in a museum collection, a 2021 paper revealed field surveys in 2011 and 2012 found it to be common in its habitat. ^[2]

References

1. Kennerley, R. (2016). "Apomys sacobianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T1916A22431969. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T1916A22431969.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Field Museum (22 January 2021). "Rediscovery of the 'extinct' Pinatubo volcano mouse". Phys.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.