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| Tapulao shrew-rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rhynchomys |
| Species: | R. tapulao |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchomys tapulao Balete, Rickart, Rosell-Ambal, Jansa & Heaney, 2007 | |
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