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Limnomys sibuanus
Mearns, 1905. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 28:452.
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ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae
COMMON NAME—Long-tailed
moss mouse.
DISTRIBUTION—Endemic
to Mindanao Island. Recorded from Bukidnon (FMNH), Davao del Sur (USNM),
and Misamis Occidental (USNM) provinces.
HABITAT—From
2000 m to 2800 m in primary montane and mossy rainforest (Musser, 1994;
Musser & Heaney, 1992).
STATUS—Common
in high-elevation forest (Heaney et al., unpubl. data).
COMMENT—The
genus Limnomys was reviewed and re-defined by Musser (1977b) and
Musser and Heaney (1992).
©2002
(photograph by
L. Heaney)
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