Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse

Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1] ]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.