Palawan moss shrew

Palawan moss shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Palawanosorex Hutterer et al., 2018
Species:	P. muscorum
Binomial name
Palawanosorex muscorum Hutterer et al., 2018

The Palawan moss shrew (Palawanosorex muscorum) is a species of shrew found on Mount Mantalingajan in the Philippines. The shrew is one of two other unique species only found on Mount Mantalingajan. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

See also

• Palawan shrew

References

1. Rainer Hutterer, Danilo S Balete, Thomas C Giarla, Lawrence R Heaney, Jacob A Esselstyn. A new genus and species of shrew (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Palawan Island, Philippines. Journal of Mammalogy, 2018; DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyy041
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4. "New shrew species discovered on "sky island" in Philippines". The Field Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
5. "Researchers Discover New Species of Shrew in Philippines". Sci News. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
6. "New species of shrew discovered in Palawan's 'sky island'". ABS-CBN News. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
7. Derouen, Valerie (May 8, 2018). "Sky Island Moss Shrew Discovered". Louisiana State University. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
8. "New species of shrew discovered on a single mountaintop in the Philippines". Mongabay. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.