Palawan moss shrew
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]
| 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 | |
See also
References
- 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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