Palawan soft-furred mountain rat
Palawan soft-furred mountain rat Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Rattini |
Genus: | Palawanomys Musser & Newcomb, 1983 |
Species: | P. furvus
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Binomial name | |
Palawanomys furvus Musser & Newcomb, 1983
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The Palawan soft-furred mountain rat (Palawanomys furvus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Palawanomys. It is found only in Palawan, Philippines, and has been recorded on Mount Mantalingajan.
References[]
- ^ Heaney, L.; Balete, D.; Rosell-Ambal, G.; Tabaranza, B.; Ong, P.; Widmann, P. (2008). "Palawanomys furvus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T15917A5319927. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T15917A5319927.en.
- 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Rats of Asia
- Endemic fauna of the Philippines
- Fauna of Palawan
- Rodents of the Philippines
- Mammals described in 1983
- Murinae stubs