Palawan soft-furred mountain rat

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Palawan soft-furred mountain rat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Tribe: Rattini
Genus: Palawanomys
Musser & Newcomb, 1983
Species:
P. furvus
Binomial name
Palawanomys furvus
Musser & Newcomb, 1983 [2] :335
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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.

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References

  1. 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 .
  2. Musser, G.G.; Newcomb, C. (1983). "Malayan murids and the giant rat of Sumatra". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 174: 327–598. hdl: 2246/572 .