Tarsomys echinatus Musser and Heaney 1992
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Tarsomys echinatus Musser and Heaney 1992
Tarsomys echinatus Musser and Heaney 1992 , Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 138: 33.
Type Locality: Philippines, S Mindanao, South Cotabato Province, Mt Matutum, Tupi, Balisong, 2700-3700 ft (823-1128 m).
Vernacular Names: Spiny Tarsomys.
Distribution: Greater Mindanao Faunal Region. Endemic to tropical lowland evergreen rainforests on Mindanao and known only from the vicinity of type locality and Mt Katanglad in Bukidnon Province ( Heaney et al., 1998; Musser, 1994); probably occurs elsewhere on Mindanao where lowland forest formations persist.
Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.
Discussion: This distinctive species is replaced at higher elevations by T. apoensis in the region of Mt Katangland.
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