| Katanglad shrew-mouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Crunomys |
| Species: | C. suncoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Crunomys suncoides | |
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The Katanglad shrew-mouse (Crunomys suncoides), also known as the Kitanglad shrew-mouse [4] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [5] [6] [7] [8] It is known only from one specimen taken at 2250 m on Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Philippines. [9]
The Katanglad shrew-mouse are mammals with small eyes, slender bodies, long whiskers, and chunky torsos. They prey on earthworms and soil invertebrates. [1]
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