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Palawanomys
furvus
Musser and Newcomb, 1983. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 174:335.
ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae
COMMON NAME—Palawan
soft-furred mountain rat.
DISTRIBUTION—Palawan
Faunal Region; known only from Mt. Mantalingajan, Palawan Island (USNM).
HABITAT—Unknown, but probably high mountain forest (Musser & Newcomb, 1983; Esselstyn et al, 2004).
STATUS—Poorly known; probably highly restricted in distribution, but its presumed montane forest habitat is stable. IUCN: Endangered, but probably should be listed as Data Deficient (Esselstyn et al, 2004).
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