Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse
Species of rodent
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The long-nosed Luzon forest mouse (Apomys sacobianus), also known as the Pinatubo volcano mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
| Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse | |
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| A specimen of Apomys sacobianus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Apomys |
| Species: | A. sacobianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apomys sacobianus Johnson, 1962 | |
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Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to Mount Pinatubo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Rediscovery
Known only from a single type specimen in a museum collection, a 2021 paper revealed field surveys in 2011 and 2012 that found it to be common in its habitat.[2]
