Labo shrew rat

Labo shrew rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rhynchomys
Species:
R. labo
Binomial name
Rhynchomys labo
Rickart et al., 2019

The Labo shrew rat (Rhynchomys labo) is a species of shrewlike rat in the subfamily Murinae. It was discovered at elevations above 1250 m[1] on Mt. Labo of the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon in the Philippines and described in 2019.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lanese, M. (6 June 2019). "Worms lure two new species of hopping rats out of obscurity". Science News. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  2. ^ 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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