Luzon Cordillera forest mouse

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Luzon Cordillera forest mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Apomys
Species:
A. abrae
Binomial name
Apomys abrae
(Sanborn, 1952)
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The Luzon Cordillera forest mouse (Apomys abrae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in the Philippines.

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References

  1. Kennerley, R. (2016). "Apomys abrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T42643A22432135. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42643A22432135.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.