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Crunomys
melanius
Thomas, 1907. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1907:141.
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ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae
COMMON NAME—Southern
Philippine shrew-mouse.
DISTRIBUTION—Known
only from Camiguin (Heaney and Tabaranza, 1995; FMNH), Leyte (DMNH), and
Mindanao (Bukidnon [FMNH], Cotabato [UPLB], and Davao del Norte [BMNH]
provinces).
HABITAT—From
near sea level to 900 m, probably in primary rain forest (Musser and Heaney,
1992, Heaney & Tabaranza, 1995).
STATUS—Widespread and stable in good habitat, but restricted to lowland
forest ,
which has been greatly reduced.
COMMENT—Includes
the Leyte shrew-mouse (Crunomys rabori Musser, 1982); (Musser and
Heaney, 1992; Rickart et al., 1998).
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(photograph by
L. Heaney)
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