Tarsomys echinatus Musser and Heaney 1992

Tarsomys echinatus Musser and Heaney 1992, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 138: 33.

Type Locality: Philippines, S Mindanao, South Cotabato Province, Mt Matutum, Tupi, Balisong, 2700-3700 ft (823-1128 m).

Vernacular Names: Spiny Tarsomys.

Distribution: Greater Mindanao Faunal Region. Endemic to tropical lowland evergreen rainforests on Mindanao and known only from the vicinity of type locality and Mt Katanglad in Bukidnon Province (Heaney et al., 1998; Musser, 1994); probably occurs elsewhere on Mindanao where lowland forest formations persist.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: This distinctive species is replaced at higher elevations by T. apoensis in the region of Mt Katangland.