Sierra Madre tree-mouse

Species of rodent

Sierra Madre tree-mouse

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Order:  | Rodentia
Family:  | Muridae
Genus:  | Musseromys
Species:  |

M. anacuao

Binomial name
Musseromys anacuao

Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz & Jansa, 2014[2]

The Sierra Madre tree-mouse (Musseromys anacuao)[3] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[1] It is found in the forest of the northern Sierra Madre in Luzon, Philippines.[1][2]

## Description

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As for all members of the genus Musseromys, they are small murids weighing between 15 and 22 grams.[2] They have tails (82–101 mm) usually longer than the rest of their bodies (74–84 mm).[2]

Two adult specimens were collected, now in the collections of the Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH):

* an adult female (♀) (FMNH 209522, holotype),
* an adult male (♂) (FMNH 209523).[2]

Their measurements are as follows :

Measurements of the holotype (adult ♀) and 1 other specimen (adult ♂) of Musseromys anacuao[2] Attribute | FMNH 209522 (holotype, ♀) | FMNH 209523 (♂)

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Head-body length (mm) | 83 | 74
Tail length (mm) | 82 | 86
Weight (g) | 21 | 17

## Conservation

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Data on this species endemic to the Philippines is, as of now, known from only one location.[2] 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".[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Dando, T.; Kennerly, R. (2019). "Musseromys anacuao". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T112041975A112041978. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T112041975A112041978.en.
2. ^ a b c d e f g Heaney, Lawrence R.; Balete, Danilo S.; Rickart, Eric A.; Veluz, Maria Josefa; Jansa, Sharon A. (16 May 2014). "Three New Species of Musseromys (Muridae, Rodentia), the Endemic Philippine Tree Mouse from Luzon Island". American Museum Novitates (3802): 1–27\. doi:10.1206/3802.1. S2CID 53542249. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
3. ^ "Musseromys anacuao (id=1003434)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

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Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Others)

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordate
* Class: Mammalia
* Superorder: Euarchontoglires
* Order: Rodentia
* Family: Muridae

Mirzamys|

* Mirza's western moss rat (M. louiseae)
* Mirza's eastern moss rat (M. norahae)

Musseromys|

* Sierra Madre tree-mouse (M. anacuao)
* Mount Pulag tree-mouse (M. beneficus)
* Banahaw tree mouse (M. gulantang)
* Amuyao tree-mouse (M. inopinatus)

See also

Aethomys–Chrotomys
Colomys–Golunda
Hadromys–Maxomys
Melasmothrix–Mus
Oenomys–Pithecheir
Pogonomys–Pseudomys
Rattus
Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
Otomys

Taxon identifiers

Musseromys anacuao|

* Wikidata: Q17154540
* Wikispecies: Musseromys anacuao
* CoL: 73QQQ
* GBIF: 7626147
* ITIS: 972518
* IUCN: 112041975
* MDD: 1003434
* NCBI: 2219202
* Open Tree of Life: 6144936

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