Three new species of Musseromys (Muridae, Rodentia), the endemic Philippine tree mouse from Luzon Island. (American Museum novitates, no. 3802)

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dc.contributor.authorHeaney, Lawrence R.
dc.contributor.authorBalete, Danilo S., 1960-
dc.contributor.authorRickart, Eric A.
dc.contributor.authorVeluz, M. Josefa (Maria Josefa)
dc.contributor.authorJansa, Sharon A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-19T18:25:19Z
dc.date.available2014-05-19T18:25:19Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-16
dc.description27 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.description.abstractWe describe and name three new species of Musseromys from the mountains of northern Luzon based on morphological and DNA sequence data. Previously, Musseromys was known only from one species from the lowlands of central Luzon. These are the smallest-known members of the cloud rat clade of endemic Philippine murids, weighing only 15-22 g, an order of magnitude smaller than the previously smallest known members of the clade (Carpomys spp.), and more than two orders of magnitude smaller than the largest members (Phloeomys spp.). These discoveries raise the number of native murids documented on Luzon to 43, 93% of which are endemic, and 88% of which are members of two endemic Philippine clades. Musseromys is inferred to have originated in montane habitats, probably in the Central Cordillera of northern Luzon, with movement to two other areas on Luzon, one in montane habitat and one in lowland habitat, associated with the speciation process.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/6529
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Museum of Natural History.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates, no. 3802.en_US
dc.subjectMusseromys inopinatus.en_US
dc.subjectMusseromys beneficus.en_US
dc.subjectMusseromys anacuao.en_US
dc.subjectMuridae.en_US
dc.subjectMice.en_US
dc.subjectRodents.en_US
dc.subjectMountain animals.en_US
dc.subjectLuzon (Philippines)en_US
dc.subjectPhilippines.en_US
dc.titleThree new species of Musseromys (Muridae, Rodentia), the endemic Philippine tree mouse from Luzon Island. (American Museum novitates, no. 3802)en_US

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