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Rhynchomys isarogensis
Musser and Freeman, 1981. J. Mammal., 62:154.
ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae
COMMON NAME—Isarog
shrew-rat.
DISTRIBUTION—Known
only from Mt. Isarog, Camarines Sur Province, Luzon (FMNH).
HABITAT— Primary
montane and mossy forest from 1125 m to 1750 m (Balete & Heaney, in
press; Heaney et al., in press; Rickart et al., 1991).
STATUS—Stable,
but geographically restricted (Musser and Freeman, 1981) and threatened
by logging. IUCN:Vulnerable.
NOTE ADDED IN 2005--Mt. Isarog National Park is not currently threatened by logging, so threat to this species has declined (Balete, pers. comm.).
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