Biology:Rhynchomys mingan
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Short description: Species of rodent
Rhynchomys mingan | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Rhynchomys |
Species: | R. mingan
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Binomial name | |
Rhynchomys mingan Rickart et al., 2019
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Rhynchomys mingan is a species of shrewlike rat in the subfamily Murinae. It was discovered at elevations above 1450 m[1] on Mt. Mingan of the central Sierra Madre of Luzon in the Philippines and described in 2019.[2]
References
- ↑ Lanese, M. (6 June 2019). "Worms lure two new species of hopping rats out of obscurity". https://www.sciencenews.org/article/two-new-species-hopping-rats-discovered-worms.
- ↑ Rickart, E. A; Balete, D. S; Timm, R. M; Alviola, P. A; Esselstyn, J. A; Heaney, L. R (2019). "Two new species of shrew-rats (Rhynchomys: Muridae: Rodentia) from Luzon Island, Philippines". Journal of Mammalogy. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyz066.
Wikidata ☰ Q64555607 entry