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Apomys
sp. A


©2002


ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae

COMMON NAME—Western Visayan forest mouse.

DISTRIBUTION—
Known only from Negros (USNM) and Panay (PNM).

HABITAT—
Montane and mossy primary forest from 800 m to 1600 m (Heaney et al., 1989; Heideman et al., 1987; Rabor et al., 1970).

STATUS—
Locally common in upland forest, but seriously threatened by habitat loss.



©2002 (photograph by P. Heideman)

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