Small Mindoro forest mouse
| Small Mindoro forest mouse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Apomys |
| Species: | A. minor
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| Binomial name | |
| Apomys minor Heaney, Balete, M. R. M. Duya, M. V. Duya, Kyriazis, Rickart, Steppan, & Rowsey, 2025
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The small Mindoro forest mouse (Apomys minor) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, from the genus Apomys, in the subgenus Megapomys. It is found only in the island of Mindoro in the Philippines where was found at elevations between 300 and 1,280 m above sea level. Its natural habitat secondary lowland forest with an open canopy. The species is characterized by its small size, brown fur at the back, and bellies that are pale brown. It has a head–body length of 122 mm. Males (57–65 g) and females (57–66 g) weigh roughly the same. The conservation status of the species is not evaluated.