Apomys
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Apomys, commonly known as earthworm mice, is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. Mice belonging to this genus are generally called Philippine forest mice and can be found on most islands of the Philippines except in Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and the Batanes and Babuyan group of islands.
Apomys mice weigh from 18g to 128g. The tail is longer or nearly equal the length of the head and body. The soft and thick fur of these mice is darker on the back while the front fur is paler, often nearly white with a moderate orange yellow wash. The hind feet are moderately long and narrow, have six plantar pads, and have digits 2–4 notably longer than digit 5 and the hallux. All species have two pairs of inguinal mammae.[1]
Species
Twenty-two species are known in two subgenera:[2][3][1][4]
Members of the subgenus Apomys' are smaller, longer-tailed and tree-dwelling species
- Camiguin forest mouse, A. camiguinensis Heaney & Tabaranza, 2006
- Mount Apo forest mouse, A. hylocoetes Mearns, 1905
- Mindanao montane forest mouse, A. insignis Mearns, 1905
- Mindanao lowland forest mouse, A. littoralis Sanborn, 1952
- Small Luzon forest mouse, A. microdon Hollister, 1913
- Least forest mouse, A. musculus Miller, 1911
- Members of the subgenus Megapomys are larger, shorter-tailed and primarily ground-dwelling species
- Luzon Cordillera forest mouse, A. abrae Sanborn, 1952
- Luzon Aurora forest mouse, A. aurorae Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
- Mount Banahaw forest mouse, A. banahao Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
- Mount Tapulao forest mouse, A. brownorum Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
- Fringe-eared Mindoro forest mouse, A. crinitus Heaney, Balete, M. R. M. Duya, M. V. Duya, Kyriazis, Rickart, Steppan, & Rowsey, 2025
- Luzon montane forest mouse, A. datae Meyer, 1899
- Large Mindoro forest mouse, A. gracilirostris Ruedas, 1995
- Mount Irid forest mouse, A. iridensis Heaney, Balete, Veluz, Steppan, Esseltyn, Pfeiffer & Rickart, 2014
- Lubang forest mouse, A. lubangensis Heaney, Balete, Veluz, Steppan, Esseltyn, Pfeiffer & Rickart, 2014
- Large forest mouse, A. magnus Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
- Mount Mingan forest mouse, A. minganensis Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
- Small Mindoro forest mouse, A. minor Heaney, Balete M. R. M. Duya, M. V. Duya, Kyriazis, Rickart, Steppan, & Rowsey, 2025
- Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse, A. sacobianus Johnson, 1962
- Sierra Madre forest mouse, A. sierrae Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
- Veluz's Mindoro forest mouse, A. veluzi Heaney, Balete, M. R. M. Duya, M. V. Duya, Kyriazis, Rickart, Steppan, & Rowsey, 2025
- Luzon Zambales forest mouse, A. zambalensis Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
Several species also await formal description.
The species generally inhabit narrow ecological niches with small endemic ranges.
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heaney, L; Balete D; Rickart E; Alviola P; Duya M; Duya M; Veluz M; VandeVrede L; Steppan S (2011). "Seven New Species and a New Subgenus of Forest Mice (Rodentia: Muridae: Apomys) from Luzon Island". Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences. doi:10.3158/2158-5520-2.1.1. S2CID 86544405.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heaney, L.R.; Tabaranza B.R. Jr. (2006). "A new species of forest mouse, genus Apomys (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae), from Camiguin Island, Philippines". Fieldiana Zoology. 106: 14–27. doi:10.3158/0015-0754(2006)106[14:ansofm]2.0.co;2. S2CID 85757707.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heaney, L.R.; Balete, D.S.; Veluz, M.J.; Steppan, S.J.; Esseltyn, J.A.; Pfeiffer, A.W.; Rickart, E.A. (2014). "Two new species of Philippine forest mice (Apomys, Muridae, Rodentia) from Lubang and Luzon Islands, with a redescription of Apomys sacobianus Johnson, 1962". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 126 (4): 395–413. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-126.4.395. S2CID 49347286.
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