菲律賓家鼠屬
菲律賓家鼠屬(學名:Apomys)是囓齒目鼠科的一個屬,本屬物種為小型的鼠類,廣泛分佈於菲律賓各島上,除巴拉望、蘇祿、巴坦群島與巴布延群島外皆有分佈[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 | |
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Apomys gracilirostris | |
科學分類 | |
界: | 動物界 Animalia |
門: | 脊索動物門 Chordata |
綱: | 哺乳綱 Mammalia |
目: | 齧齒目 Rodentia |
科: | 鼠科 Muridae |
亞科: | 鼠亞科 Murinae |
屬: | 菲律賓家鼠屬 Apomys Mearns, 1905 |
模式種 | |
Apomys hylocetes Mearns, 1905
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種 | |
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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,眼與耳較大,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Apomys與Megapomys兩個亞屬,其中前者的物種體型大小較後者小[1]。
物種
菲律賓家鼠屬共包含19種物種,分屬Apomys與Megapomys兩個亞屬[2]。
Apomys亞屬
- Apomys camiguinensi Lawrence R. Heaney & Tabaranza, 2006
- Apomys hylocoetes Mearns, 1905
- 標家鼠(A. insignis) Mearns, 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
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. Chapter 1: 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. ISSN 2158-5520. doi:10.3158/2158-5520-2.1.1.
- ^ Heaney, Lawrence R.; Balete, Danilo S.; Veluz, Maria Josefa; Steppan, Scott J.; Esselstyn, Jacob A.; Pfeiffer, Andrew W.; Rickart, Eric A. Two new species of Philippine forest mice (Apomys, Muridae, Rodentia) from Lubang and Luzon Islands, with a redescription ofApomys sacobianusJohnson, 1962. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 2014, 126 (4): 395–413. ISSN 0006-324X. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-126.4.395.