Crunomys
Crunomys Temporal range:
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Northern Luzon shrew-rat (Crunomys fallax) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Rattini |
Genus: | Crunomys Thomas, 1897 |
Species | |
Crunomys celebensis |
Crunomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae native to the Philippines and Sulawesi. It contains the following species:
- Celebes shrew-rat (Crunomys celebensis)
- Northern Luzon shrew-rat (Crunomys fallax)
- Mindanao shrew-rat (Crunomys melanius)
- Katanglad shrew-mouse (Crunomys suncoides)
References[]
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Categories:
- Crunomys
- Rodent genera
- Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
- Endemic fauna of the Philippines
- Rodents of the Philippines
- Murinae stubs