Mingan shrew rat
The Mingan shrew rat (Rhynchomys mingan) is a species of shrewlike rat in the subfamily Murinae. It was discovered at elevations above 1450 m[1] on Mt. Mingan of the central Sierra Madre of Luzon in the Philippines and described in 2019.[2]
| Mingan shrew rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Rhynchomys |
| Species: | R. mingan |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchomys mingan Rickart et al., 2019 | |
References
- Lanese, M. (6 June 2019). "Worms lure two new species of hopping rats out of obscurity". Science News. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- Rickart, E. A; Balete, D. S; Timm, R. M; Alviola, P. A; Esselstyn, J. A; Heaney, L. R (2019). "Two new species of shrew-rats (Rhynchomys: Muridae: Rodentia) from Luzon Island, Philippines". Journal of Mammalogy. 100 (4): 1112–1129. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyz066. hdl:1808/29417.
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