Veluz's Mindoro forest mouse

Veluz's Mindoro forest mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Apomys
Species:
A. veluzi
Binomial name
Apomys veluzi
Heaney, Balete, M. R. M. Duya, M. V. Duya, Kyriazis, Rickart, Steppan, & Rowsey, 2025

The Veluz's forest mouse (Apomys veluzi) 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 710 and 1,325 m above sea level. Its natural habitat is both lowland and montane forests. The species is characterized by its brown fur at the back, with bellies that are cream-colored, and a mask of dark-color fur in the face. . It has a head–body length of 129.1 mm. Males (57–65 g) and females (57–66 g) weigh roughly the same. The conservation status of the species is not evaluated.