Mount Data shrew-rat

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Mount Data shrew-rat
Celaenomys silaceus and Rhynchomys soricoides.jpg
The lower species shown is the Mt. Data Shrew Rat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rhynchomys
Species:
R. soricoides
Binomial name
Rhynchomys soricoides
Thomas, 1895
Range Carpomys phaeurus.png

The Mount Data shrew-rat (Rhynchomys soricoides) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines.

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References

  1. Balete, D.S.; Duya, M.R.; Heaney, L. (2017). "Rhynchomys soricoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T19713A22438386. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19713A22438386.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.