Mount Isarog shrew-mouse

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Mount Isarog shrew-mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Archboldomys
Species:
A. luzonensis
Binomial name
Archboldomys luzonensis
Musser, 1982
Range Archboldomys luzonensis.png

The Mount Isarog shrew-mouse (Archboldomys luzonensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in the Philippines. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss due to logging operations.

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References

  1. Kennerley, R. (2017). "Archboldomys luzonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T2045A22450039. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T2045A22450039.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.