Heaney, et al. 2011. Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences, 2: 42.
Type Locality: Mt. Banahaw, Hasa-an, Barangay Lalo, Tayabas
Municipality, Quezon Province, Luzon Island, Philippines,
elevation 1250 m (14d 3’44”N, 121d 31’8”E) © The Field Museum.
Photograph by L Heaney and A Niedzielski. English common names:
Lowland Banahaw apomys, lowland Banahaw forest mouse Total
length: 272-305 mm; tail: 133-154 mm; hind foot: 37-41 mm; ear:
21-23 mm; weight: 92-128 g. Apomys magnus is the largest species
of Megapomys, with a tail length typically 96-99% of head and
body length. The tail is unpigmented ventrally and dark brown
dorsally. Apomys magnus has dorsal fur that is of a moderate
length and colored dark brown with dark tips; its ventral fur is
medium gray at the base and white at the tips. Its hind foot is
the longest of any Megapomys and is broad relative to its
length; the dorsal surface of the hind foot has fur that is
white or pale cream.Apomys banahao, which overlaps with A.
magnus at ca. 1465 m, has longer, sof