Blazed Luzon shrew-rat
| Blazed Luzon shrew rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Chrotomys |
| Species: | C. silaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrotomys silaceus (Thomas, 1895) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calaenomys silaceus (Thomas, 1895) | |
The blazed Luzon shrew rat (Chrotomys silaceus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, endemic to the Philippines.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Central Cordillera in northern Luzon at elevations of 1,800 - 2,500 m, where it is known only from four disparate localities. It frequents dense vegetation in montane and mossy forests and does not make use of severely disturbed habitat, although it has been reported from mosaic vegetation created by landslides.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 Heaney, L. (2016). "Chrotomys silaceus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T4092A22400657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4092A22400657.en. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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