Southern Small-toothed Moss Mouse

activity

Activity patterns. All captures have been made on the ground. At the Mount Karimui capture site, an individual of Southern Small-toothed Moss Mouse was seen climbing along vines suspended in a low sapling; this is the only recorded evidence ofscansorial behavior by any species of the genus.

Muridae

biology_ecology

Habitat. No specific habitat information is available for type locality, but regional habitat at 2100 m on Mount Bosavi is evergreen, lower montane rainforest. Capture site on Mount Karimui was lightly disturbed primary lower montane rainforest with dense stands of climbing bamboo (Nastus productus, Poaceae) and a sparse understory of ferns and herbs, at elevations of 1550 m.

Muridae

biology_ecology

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Muridae

conservation

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. The elevational range of the Southern Small-toothed Moss Mouse in southern-central Papua New Guinea coincides with a zone of extensive habitat modification following long-term subsistence agricultural activities. Lower montane rainforests on Bosavi and Karimui mountains, although still largely intact, are potentially vulnerable to forestry activities.

Muridae