Apomys aurorae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Myomorphi Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Apomys
Subgenus: Apomys (Megapomys)
Species: Apomys aurorae

Name

Apomys aurorae Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Alviola, Duya, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011: 45

• Holotype: FMNH 190812, adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by Phillip A. Alviola on 15 June 2006.
• Type locality: “Philippines: Luzon Id: Aurora Province: Dingalan Munic.: 2 km S, 2 km W Mingan peak, 1305 m, 15.46456°N, 121.38421°E (from GPS)”.

References

Primary references

• Heaney, L.R., Balete, D.S., Rickart, E.A., Alviola, P.A., Duya, M.R.M., Duya, M.V., Veluz, M.J., VandeVrede, L. & Steppan, S.J. 2011. Seven New Species and a New Subgenus of Forest Mice (Rodentia: Muridae: Apomys) from Luzon Island. Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences 2011(2): 1–60. DOI: 10.3158/2158-5520-2.1.1 ; PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Aurora Forest Mouse