Lowland brush mouse

Lowland brush mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Pogonomelomys
Species:
P. bruijni
Binomial name
Pogonomelomys bruijni
(Peters & Doria, 1876)

The lowland brush mouse (Pogonomelomys bruijni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia on the island of Salawati and on the Vogelkop Peninsula in Papua Province, Indonesia.

Taxonomy

The grey pogonomelomys (Pogonomelomys brassi) was formerly included under this species.[2][3]

Ecology

The lowland brush mouse is an arboreal rodent and lives in holes in trees.[1]

Status

The tropical humid forests in which this mouse lives are increasingly being cleared to make way for agriculture and this must be affecting the species. Previously classified as "critically endangered", the lowland brush mouse has been found to be more plentiful than was once thought and has been reclassified as "near threatened".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gerrie, R.; Kennerly, R. (2019). "Pogonomelomys bruijni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T17877A22449016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T17877A22449016.en.
  2. ^ Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Wright, D.; Allison, A.; Aplin, K. (2017). "Pogonomelomys brassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136660A22449087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136660A22449087.en.
  3. ^ Helgen, K.M. (2006). "A taxonomic and geographic overview of the mammals of Papua". In Marshall, A.J.; Beehler, B.M (eds.). The Ecology of Papua. Singapore: Periplus Editions. pp. 689–749. ISBN 9780794603939.


Stub icon

This Murinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.