Tarsomys

Tarsomys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Tribe:	Rattini
Genus:	Tarsomys Mearns, 1905
Type species
Tarsomys apoensis
Species
Tarsomys apoensis Tarsomys echinatus Tarsomys orientalis

Tarsomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae[1] found exclusively in Mindanao, Philippines.

The Mammal Diversity Database of the American Society of Mammalogists lists the following species:

• Long-footed rat (Tarsomys apoensis)[2]
• Spiny long-footed rat (Tarsomys echinatus)[3]
• Kampalili moss mouse (Tarsomys orientalis)[4]

References

1. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1507. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
2. "Tarsomys apoensis Mearns, 1905". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
3. "Tarsomys echinatus Musser & Heaney, 1992". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
4. "Tarsomys orientalis Rickart, Rowsey, Ibañez, Quidlat, Balete, & Heaney, 2024". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 5 September 2024.