Amuyao tree-mouse


The Amuyao tree-mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on Mount Amuyao in Luzon, Philippines.

Description

As for all members of the genus Musseromys, they are small murids weighing between 15 and 22 grams. They have tails usually longer than the rest of their bodies.
Two adult specimens were collected, now in the collections of the Field Museum of Natural History :
Their measurements are as follows :
AttributeFMNH 193839 FMNH 193840
Head-body length 7878
Tail length 8885
Weight 19.517

Conservation

Data on this species endemic to the Philippines is, as of now, known from only one location. This particularity, alongside a lack of knowledge on the repartition and abundance of the species, brought the IUCN to assess the Amuyao tree-mouse as "Data Deficient".