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Anonymomys mindorensis Musser, 1981

Mindoro Climbing Rat

Authority citation: Musser, G.G. 1981. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 105. Notes on systematics of Indo-Malayan murid rodents, and descriptions of new genera and species from Ceylon, Sulawesi, and the Philippines. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 168:225-334.

Authority publication link: https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1053

Original name as described: Anonymomys mindorensis

Nominal names: mindorensis Musser, 1981

Other common names: Mindoro Forest Anonymomys|Mindoro Rat


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Murinae -- Tribe: Rattini

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: FMNH:Mamm:87598

Type locality: Ilong Peak, 1370 m, Halcon Range, Mindoro Island, Philippines.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Philippines (PHL)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:


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