Tarsomys
Genus of rodents
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Tarsomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae[1] found exclusively in Mindanao, Philippines.
| Tarsomys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Tarsomys Mearns, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Tarsomys apoensis | |
| Species | |
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]
