Kampalili moss mouse

Kampalili moss mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Tarsomys
Species:
T. orientalis
Binomial name
Tarsomys orientalis
Rickart, Rowsey, Ibañez, Quidlat, Balete, & Heaney, 2024[1]
Distribution of T. orientalis in Mindanao, Philippines

The Kampalili moss mouse (Tarsomys orientalis),[1] also known as the Kampalili tarsomys,[1][2] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2][3] At just 5 in (130 mm) long, it is the smallest[2] species of the Mindanao-endemic genus Tarsomys,[2][3] and the third to be discovered.[3] The species was distinguished from the other members of its genus, namely Tarsomys apoensis and T. echinatus, by the smaller size of its body, significantly shorter tail, smaller size of hind feet, the soft and dense pelage that is darker in color, its smaller skull that has a broader zygomatic plate, shorter incisive foramina, and much longer auditory bullae.[3]

The species was found in Mt. Kampalili,[2][3] within the Kampalili-Puting Bato Key Biodiversity Area in eastern Mindanao Island, Philippines.[2][3]

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