Musseromys
Musseromys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. Four species are known, all from Luzon, Philippines:[1][2]
- Musseromys anacuao
- Musseromys beneficus
- Musseromys gulantang
- Musseromys inopinatus
| Musseromys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Phloeomyini |
| Genus: | Musseromys Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz & Jansa, 2009 |
| Type species | |
| Musseromys gulantang | |
| Species | |
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4, see text | |
References
- Heaney, L.R.; Balete, D.S.; Rickart, E.A.; Veluz, M.J.; Jansa, S.A. (2009). "Chapter 7. A New Genus and Species of Small 'Tree-Mouse' (Rodentia, Muridae) Related to the Philippine Giant Cloud Rats". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 331: 205–229. doi:10.1206/582-7.1. S2CID 34624491.
- Heaney, L.R.; Balete, D.S.; Rickart, E.A.; Veluz, M.J.; Jansa, S.A. (2014). "Three New Species of Musseromys (Muridae, Rodentia), the Endemic Philippine Tree Mouse from Luzon Island". American Museum Novitates. 3802 (3802): 1–27. doi:10.1206/3802.1. S2CID 53542249.
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