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Apomys
insignis
Mearns, 1905. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 28:459.
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ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae
COMMON NAME—Mindanao
montane forest mouse.
DISTRIBUTION—Endemic
to the Mindanao Faunal Region: Dinagat (DMNH), and Mindanao (Bukidnon
[FMNH], Davao del Norte[FMNH], Davao del Sur [FMNH], Misamis Oriental
[FMNH], Misamis Occidental [FMNH], and Zamboanga del Norte [AMNH]). Also
reported from Mindanao (Agusan del Norte) (Sanborn, 1953)
HABITAT—In
primary and secondary forest from 900 m to 2800 m (Musser and Heaney,
1992). On Mt. Kitanglad, absent from lowland forest (1100 m), uncommon
in lower montane forest (1600 m), abundant in upper montane forest (1800
m) and transitional montane-mossy forest (1900 m), and absent in mossy
forest (2250 m to 2800 m) (Heaney et al., unpubl. data).
STATUS—Stable
and widespread.
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