Mindanao montane forest mouse

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Mindanao montane forest mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Apomys
Species:
A. insignis
Binomial name
Apomys insignis
Mearns, 1905
Range Apomys insignis.png

The Mindanao montane forest mouse (Apomys insignis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines.

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References

  1. Heaney, L.; Tabaranza, B.; Balete, D. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Apomys insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T1912A115059914. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T1912A22431617.en . Retrieved 14 March 2023.