Newly Discovered-Rodents

newly discovered-rodents

SPECIES COMMON NAME PUBLICATION AREA OF DISCOVERY NAMED & DESCRIBED BY DISTRIBUTION YEAR Apomys aurorae Aurora apomys, 2011 Luzon Island: Mt. Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S, Mt. Mingan Aurora forest mouse Mingan, Dingalan Rickart, E. A., Alviola, P. A., Duya, Municipality, Aurora M. R. M., Duya, M., Veluz, M. J, Province VandeVrede, L., & Steppan, S. Apomys banahao Banahaw apomys, 2011 Luzon Island: Mt. Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S, Mt. Banahaw banahaw forest mouse Banahaw, Barangay Rickart, E. A., Alviola, P. A., Duya, Lalo, Quezon M. R. M., Duya, M., Veluz, M. J, Province VandeVrede, L., & Steppan, S. Apomys brownorum Mt. Tapulao apomys; 2011 Luzon Island: Mt. Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S, Mt. Tapulao Browns’ apomys, Mt. Tapulao, Palauig Rickart, E. A., Alviola, P. A., Duya, Tapulao forest mouse Municipality, M. R. M., Duya, M., Veluz, M. J, Zambales Province VandeVrede, L., & Steppan, S. Apomys Camiguin forest mouse 2006 Camiguin Island: Heaney, L. and Tabaranza, B. Camiguin Island camiguinensis Barangay Kital-is, Sagay Municipality, Camiguin Province Apomys gracilirostris Large Mindoro forest 1995 Mindoro Island: Mt Ruedas, L. Mindoro Island mouse Halcon, San Teodoro Municipality, Mindoro Occidental Province Apomys magnus Lowland Banahaw 2011 Luzon Island: Mt. Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S, Mt. Banahaw apomys, lowland Banahaw, Hasa-an, Rickart, E. A., Alviola, P. A., Duya, Banahaw forest mouse Barangay Lalo, M. R. M., Duya, M., Veluz, M. J, Tayabas VandeVrede, L., & Steppan, S. Municipality, Quezon Province Apomys minganensis Mingan apomys, 2011 Luzon Island: Mt. Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S, Mingan Mountains mingan forest mouse Mingan, Dingalan Rickart, E. A., Alviola, P. A., Duya, Municipality, Aurora M. R. M., Duya, M., Veluz, M. J, Province VandeVrede, L., & Steppan, S. Apomys sierrae Sierra Madre apomys, 2011 Luzon: Mt. Cetaceo, Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S, Luzond Island: northern Sierra Madre forest Cagayan Province Rickart, E. A., Alviola, P. A., Duya, Sierra Madre Range, mouse M. R. M., Duya, M., Veluz, M. J, Cagayan Province; VandeVrede, L., & Steppan, S. central Sierra Madre, Mt. Mingan, Aurora and Nueva Ecija Provinces; Mt. Lataan and Mungiao Mountains, Quirino Province; and Mt. Palali, Caraballo Mountains, Nueva Viscaya; and Palaui Island

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Apomys zambalensis Zambales apomys, 2011 Luzon Island: Mt. Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S, Zambales Peninsula Zambales forest Natib, Bataan Rickart, E. A., Alviola, P. A., Duya, mouse Province M. R. M., Duya, M., Veluz, M. J, VandeVrede, L., & Steppan, S. Archboldomys Large Cordillera shrew- 2012 Luzon Island: Mt. Balete, D. S., Rickart, E. A., Mt. Amuyao maximus mouse Amuyao, Barlig Heaney, L. R., Alviola, P. A., Municipality, Duya, M. V., Duya, M. R. M., Mountain Province Sosa, T., & Jansa, S.A. Batomys hamiguitan Hamiguitan hairy- 2008 Mindanao Island: Balete, D. S, Heaney,L. R., Mount Hamiguitan tailed rat, Hamiguitan Mount Hamiguitan, Rickart, E. A.,Quidlat, R., & batomys San Isidro Ibanez, J. Municipality, Davao Oriental Province Batomys rusattus Dinagat hairy-tailed 1998 Dinagat Island: Musser, G. G., Heaney L. R.,& Dinagat Island (formerly Batomys rat, Dinagat batomys Plaridel Municipality, Tabaranza Jr., B. sp. A.) Surigao del Norte Province Batomys uragon 2015 Mt. Isarog, Danilo S. Balete, Eric A. Rickart, Mt. Isarog, Camarines Camarines Sur Lawrence R. Heaney, and Sharon Sur A. Jansa Bullimus gamay Camiguin forest rat, 2002 Camiguin Island: Mt. Rickart E. A., Heaney L. R., & Camiguin Island Camiguin bullimus Timpoong, Mahinog, Tabaranza Jr., B. Camiguin Province Chrotomys gonzalesi Isarog striped shrew- 1991 Luzon Island: Mt. Rickart, E. A., & Heaney, L. R. Mt. Isarog rat, Isarog chrotomys Isarog, Naga City, Camarines Sur Province Chrotomys Sibuyan striped shrew- 2005 Sibuyan Island: Mt. Rickart, E. A., Heaney, L. R., Sibuyan Island sibuyanensis rat, Sibuyan chrotomys Guiting-Guiting, Goodman, S., & Jansa, S. (formerly Chrotomys Romblon Province sp. A) Crateromys heaneyi Panay bushy-tailed 1996 Panay Island: San Gonzales, P. C., and Kennedy, R. Panay Island cloud rat, Panay cloud Remigio runner Municipality, Antique Province Crunomys suncoides Kitanglad shrew- 1998 Mindanao Island: Rickart, E. A., Heaney, L. R., Mt. Kitanglad mouse Mt. Kitanglad, Tabaranza Jr., B., & Balete, D. S. Bukidnon Province Limnomys bryophilus Buffy-collared moss- 2003 Mindanao Island: Rickart, E. A., Heaney, L. R., & Kitanglad Range mouse Mt. Kitanglad, Tabaranza Jr., B. Bukidnon Province

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Musseromys Banahaw tree-mouse 2009 Luzon Island: Mt. Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S., Mt. Banahaw gulantang Banahaw, Barangay Rickart, E. A., Veluz, M. J. & Lalo, Quezon Jansa, S. Province Musseromys Sierra Madre tree- 2014 Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S., Luzon Island anacuao mouse Rickart, E. A., Veluz, M. J. & Jansa, S. Musseromys Mt. Pulag tree-mouse 2014 Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S., Luzon Island beneficus Rickart, E. A., Veluz, M. J. & Jansa, S. Musseromys Amuyao tree-mouse 2014 Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S., Luzon Island inopinatus Rickart, E. A., Veluz, M. J. & Jansa, S. Rhynchomys Banahaw shrew-rat, 2007 Luzon Island: Mt. Balete, D. S., Rickart, E. A., Mt. Banahaw banahao Banahaw rhynchomys Banahaw, Barangay Rosell-Ambal, G. Jansa, S., & Lalo, Quezon Heaney, L. R. Province Rhynchomys tapulao Zambales shrew-rat, 2007 Luzon Island: Mt. Balete, D. S., Rickart, E. A., Mt. Tapulao Zambales rhynchomys Tapulao, Palauig Rosell-Ambal, G. Jansa, S., & Municipality, Heaney, L. R. Zambales Province Soricomys kalinga Kalinga shrew-mouse 2006 Luzon Island: Mt. Balete,D. S., Rickart, E. A., & northern Cordillera Bali-it, Balbalan Heaney, L. R. Municipality, Kalinga Province Soricomys Mingan shrew-mouse 2012 Luzon Island: Mt. Balete, D. S., Rickart, E. A., central Sierra Madre leonardocoi Mingan, Aurora Heaney, L. R., Alviola, P. A., Province Duya, M. V., Duya, M. R. M., Sosa, T., & Jansa, S.A. Soricomys montanus Southern Cordillera 2012 Luzon Island: Mt. Balete, D. S., Rickart, E. A., Mt. Data, Mt. Amuyao, shrew-mouse Data, Bauko Heaney, L. R., Alviola, P. A., Mt. Pulag, and adjacent Municipality, Duya, M. V., Duya, M. R. M., areas, Central Cordillera Mountain Province Sosa, T., & Jansa, S.A. Soricomys musseri Sierra Madre Shrew 1998 Luzon Island: Mt. Rickart, E. A., Heaney, L. R., Mt. Cetaceo, Cagayan Mouse Cetaceo, northern Balete, D. S., & Tabaranza Jr., B. Province, Luzon, Sierra Madre, Callao R. Philippines Municipality, Cagayan Province Tarsomys echinatus Mindanao spiny rat, 1992 Mindanao Island: Musser, G. G., & Heaney, L. R. Mindanao Island spiny tarsomys Mt. Matutum, Balisong, Tupi Municipality, South Cotabato Province

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Crocidura batakorum Batak shrew 2007 Palawan Island: Hutterer, R. Palawan Island Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Province Crocidura panayensis Panay shrew 2007 Panay Island: Hutterer , R. Panay Island Sibaliw, Buruanga Municipality, Aklan Province Crocidura ninoyi Sibuyan shrew 2010 Sibuyan Island: Mt. Esselstyn, J. and Goodman, S. Sibuyan Island Guiting-guiting, Romblon Province Palawanosorex Palawan moss shrew 2018 Mt. Mantalingahan Rainer Hutterer, Danilo S. Mt. Mantalingahan in muscorum from 1,550 to 1,950 Balete,† Thomas C. Giarla, southern Palawan m (near the peak) Lawrence R. Heaney,* and Jacob A. Esselstyn