Tarsomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae[1] found exclusively in Mindanao, Philippines.
| Tarsomys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Tarsomys Mearns, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Tarsomys apoensis | |
| Species | |
The Mammal Diversity Database of the American Society of Mammalogists lists the following species:
- Long-footed rat (Tarsomys apoensis)[2]
- Spiny long-footed rat (Tarsomys echinatus)[3]
- Kampalili moss mouse (Tarsomys orientalis)[4]
References
edit- ^ 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. p. 1507. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ "Tarsomys apoensis Mearns, 1905". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Tarsomys echinatus Musser & Heaney, 1992". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Tarsomys orientalis Rickart, Rowsey, Ibañez, Quidlat, Balete, & Heaney, 2024". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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