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Limnomys
bryophilus

(previously listed as Tarsomys sp B and Limnomys sp. A.)

©2002

ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae

COMMON NAME—Buffy-collared moss-mouse.

DISTRIBUTION—
Known only from Mt. Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao (FMNH).

HABITAT—Known only from 2250 m to 2800 m in primary mossy forest (Heaney et al., unpubl. data).

STATUS—
Moderately common in high-elevation forest, but probably restricted geographically.

COMMENT ADDED IN 2005--This species was described as Limnomys bryophilus by Rickart, Heaney, and Tabaranza (2003).


©2002 (photograph by L. Heaney)

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