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Apomys
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Apomys, commonly known as earthworm mice, is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. Mice belonging to this genus are generally called Philippine forest mice and can be found on most islands of the Philippines except in Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and the Batanes and Babuyan group of islands.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyMuridae
菲律賓家鼠屬（Apomys），哺乳綱、囓齒目、鼠科的一屬，而與菲律賓家鼠屬（菲律賓家鼠）同科的動物尚有伊山鼠屬（伊山鼠）、壟鼠屬（埃塞壟鼠）、姬鼠屬（日本姬鼠）、棉蘭老鼠屬（棉蘭老鼠）等之數種哺乳動物。 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=菲律賓家鼠屬&oldid=25426029” 分类：鼠亞科隐藏分类：维基数据有相关图片而本地未添加
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Apomys, commonly known as earthworm mice, is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. Mice belonging to this genus are generally called Philippine forest mice and can be found on most islands of the Philippines except in Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and the Batanes and Babuyan group of islands.
Apomys mice weigh from 18g to 128g. The tail is longer or nearly equal the length of the head and body. The soft and thick fur of these mice is darker on the back while the front fur is paler, often nearly white with a moderate orange yellow wash. The hind feet are moderately long and narrow, have six plantar pads, and have digits 2–4 notably longer than digit 5 and the hallux. All species have two pairs of inguinal mammae.