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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is endemic to the Philippines in Dinagat, Luzon (Benguet, Camarines Sur, Isabela, and Kalinga provinces) (Heaney et al. 2004) and Mindoro islands, occurring from 300-2,000 m (Heaney et al. 1998).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Philippines
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 300
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 2000
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Population [top]
Population: This is a moderately common species particularly at middle elevations (Heaney et al. 1998). There are several scattered specimens from Mindoro and one known record from Dinagat, neither of these islands have had recent or adequate surveys undertaken (B. Tabaranza pers. comm.).
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This is mostly an arboreal species (L. Heaney pers. comm.) found to be abundant in primary montane forest (1,125-1,350 m), uncommon in mossy forest (1,550-1,750 m), and absent in disturbed lowland forest (475-900 m) on Mt. Isarog, southern Luzon (Rickart et al. 1991, Balete and Heaney 1997, Heaney et al. in press). This species has been recorded in disturbed lowland forest at 300 m in northeastern Luzon (Danielsen et al. 1994) and at 1,500 m in Benguet (Miller 1910), and in ridgetop mossy forest at 750 m on Dinagat (Tabaranza unpubl. data).
Systems: Terrestrial
Generation Length (years): 1-2
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no major threats. The lowland forested areas throughout its range have experienced significant deforestation, and there is continued deforestation ongoing, but the impact is minor to the overall population given the majority of the population is at higher elevations (B. Tabaranza pers. comm.). The local population of Dinagat Island is particularly threatened by mining (B. Tabaranza pers. comm.).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: The species is in need of taxonomic revision and the conservation status must be reassessed.
Citation: Heaney, L. 2016. Apomys musculus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T1915A22431898. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T1915A22431898.en. Downloaded on 14 November 2018.
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