Scientific Illustration (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Florida State University

Scientific Illustration (1 of 2)

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Three previously known species and two of the newly discovered species of Philippine forest mice, all from the same genus Apomys, found only in the Philippines. The previously known forest mice species are images A, B, C; the two newly discovered forest mice pictured are images D and E. Names of the species are as follows: (A) Apomys gracilirostris (B) A. datae (C) A. abrae (D) A. banahao sp. nov. (E) A. magnus sp. nov.

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Drawing by Velizar Simeonovski

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