Biology:Blazed Luzon shrew-rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Blazed Luzon shrew rat
Chrotomys silaceus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Chrotomys
Species:
C. silaceus
Binomial name
Chrotomys silaceus
(Thomas, 1895)
Range Chrotomys silaceus.png
Synonyms

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


Wikidata ☰ Q1768287 entry