Mount Tapulao Forest Mouse

Apomys brownorum

Conservation Status

Data Deficient

Mammalia · Rodentia · Muridae

About

The Mount Tapulao forest mouse is a forest mouse endemic to the Mount Tapulao area in the Philippines. It is named after the American zoologist Barbara Elaine Russell Brown.

Fun Fact

The mouse is the smallest species in its genus, measuring in total "230-255 mm; tail: 107-116 mm; hind foot: 31-35 mm; ear: 21 - 22 mm" and weighing 60-84 grams.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Lives in old growth cloud forests and regenerating secondary forests at a height of 2024 m, with a lower limit somewhere between 1690 m and 2024 m.

Diet

Eats seeds and invertebrates such as earthworms.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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