菲律賓家鼠屬

菲律賓家鼠屬學名Apomys)是囓齒目鼠科的一個,本屬物種為小型的鼠類,廣泛分布於菲律賓各島上,除巴拉望蘇祿巴坦群島巴布延群岛外皆有分布[1]。本屬的學名Apomys中,Apo來自菲律賓的最高峰阿波火山(Mt. Apo),mys則來自希臘語的「老鼠」[1]

菲律賓家鼠屬
Apomys gracilirostris
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 哺乳纲 Mammalia
目: 啮齿目 Rodentia
科: 鼠科 Muridae
亚科: 鼠亞科 Murinae
属: 菲律賓家鼠屬 Apomys
Mearns, 1905
模式種
Apomys hylocetes
Mearns, 1905
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外形

本屬的成鼠重量介於18公克(A. musculus)至128公克之間,外形與白足鼠屬姬鼠屬非洲柔毛鼠屬等類群的鼠類相似。其尾長接近或超過頭身長,較大,背部的毛色較腹部深,具有兩對腹位乳房(inguinal mammae)。本屬可依外形與分子證據進一步分為ApomysMegapomys兩個亞屬,其中前者的物種體型大小較後者小[1]

物種

菲律賓一枚以Apomys datae為主題的郵票

菲律賓家鼠屬共包含19種物種,分屬ApomysMegapomys兩個亞屬[2]

Apomys亞屬

  • Apomys camiguinensi Lawrence R. Heaney & Tabaranza, 2006
  • Apomys hylocoetes Mearns, 1905
  • 標家鼠A. insignisMearns, 1905
  • Apomys littoralis Sanborn, 1952
  • Apomys microdon Hollister, 1913
  • Apomys musculus Miller, 1911

Megapomys亞屬

  • Apomys abrae Sanborn, 1952
  • Apomys aurorae Lawrence R. Heaney, Danilo S. Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
  • Apomys banahao Heaney, Danilo S. Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
  • Apomys brownorum Lawrence R. Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
  • Apomys datae Meyer, 1899
  • Apomys gracilirostris Ruedas, 1995
  • Apomys iridensis Lawrence R. Heaney, Danilo S. Balete, Veluz, Steppan, Esseltyn, Pfeiffer & Rickart, 2014
  • Apomys lubangensis Lawrence R. Heaney, Balete, Veluz, Steppan, Esseltyn, Pfeiffer & Rickart, 2014
  • Apomys magnus Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
  • Apomys minganensis Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
  • Apomys sacobianus Johnson, 1962
  • Apomys sierrae Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011
  • Apomys zambalensis Heaney, Danilo S. Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011

參考文獻

  1. Heaney, Lawrence R.; Balete, Danilo S.; Rickart, Eric A.; Alviola, Phillip A.; Duya, Mariano Roy M.; Duya, Melizar V.; Veluz, M. Josefa; VandeVrede, Lawren; Steppan, Scott J. . Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences. 2011, 2: 1–60. ISSN 2158-5520. doi:10.3158/2158-5520-2.1.1.
  2. Heaney, Lawrence R.; Balete, Danilo S.; Veluz, Maria Josefa; Steppan, Scott J.; Esselstyn, Jacob A.; Pfeiffer, Andrew W.; Rickart, Eric A. . Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 2014, 126 (4): 395–413. ISSN 0006-324X. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-126.4.395.
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