Philippines moss mice
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The Philippines moss mice ( Bullimus ) are a rodent species from the group of murinae (Murinae). The genus includes three types.
They are large, rat-like animals. The head body length is 24 to 30 centimeters, the tail measures an additional 20 to 24 centimeters. Their fur is brownish on the back and light gray or white on the belly. The body is stocky, the muzzle is elongated, the tail is relatively short.
Philippines moss mice are native to the Philippines , their habitat are forests and bush lands with dense undergrowth. They are soil dwellers who create earthworks under thickets of plants. Otherwise, little is known about their way of life.
There are three types:
- Bullimus bagobus lives on Samar , Leyte , Bohol and Mindanao .
- Bullimus gamay was only described in 2002 and is endemic to Camiguin ,
- Bullimus luzonicus occurs on Luzon .
These rodents are relatively adaptable and therefore not endangered. Only B. gamay is listed as "endangered" ( vulnerable ) by the IUCN because of its small distribution area .
The Philippines moss mice are systematically classified in the Rattus group, i.e. they are closely related to the rats .
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. 2 volumes. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD et al. 1999, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 .
- Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .