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Northern Luzon Apomys
Apomys datae (Meyer, 1899)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Luzon montane forest mouse (Apomys datae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, from the genus Apomys. It occurs only in the Philippines, where it has been found on the large northern island Luzon (in the Cordillera Central and on the coast of Ilocos Norte). It is most closely related to the large Mindoro forest mouse, which occurs on Mindoro. There may be another related species in the Sierra Madre, but this species is yet undescribed. The Luzon montane forest mouse is a relatively large, ground-dwelling rat with a tail that is quite short for its genus.
Wikipedia contributors, Luzon montane forest mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:14:35.452479+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Apomys datae (Meyer, 1899)
- Name authority
- (Meyer, 1899)
- Common name
- Northern Luzon Apomys
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Apomys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusApomys Mearns, 1905
- speciesApomys datae (Meyer, 1899)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Apomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Luzon Cordillera ApomysApomys abrae (Sanborn, 1952) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Small Luzon ApomysApomys microdon Hollister, 1913 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mindanao Mossy Forest ApomysApomys hylocetes Mearns, 1905 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-nosed Luzon ApomysApomys sacobianus Johnson, 1962 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Least Philippine ApomysApomys musculus Miller, 1911 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mindanao Lowland ApomysApomys littoralis (Sanborn, 1952) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large Mindoro ApomysApomys gracilirostris Ruedas, 1995 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mindanao Montane Forest ApomysApomys insignis Mearns, 1905 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Apomys major Miller, 1910 Miller, 1910 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585147 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5VPHN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.