Sierra Madre tree-mouse

The Sierra Madre tree-mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the forest of the northern Sierra Madre 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 :

an adult female,
an adult male .

Their measurements are as follows :

Attribute	FMNH 209522	FMNH 209523
Head-body length	83	74
Tail length	82	86
Weight	21	17

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 habitats and potential threats of the species, brought the IUCN to assess the Sierra Madre tree-mouse as "Data Deficient".