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Crocidura palawanensis
Taylor, 1934. Monogr. Bur. Sci. Manila, 30:88.
ORDER—INSECTIVORA
FAMILY—Soricidae
COMMON NAME—Palawan shrew.
DISTRIBUTION—Endemic to the Palawan Faunal Region. Records are from
Palawan (FMNH) and Balabac (USNM) islands.
HABITAT—The holotype was taken “in deep forest near the sea” (Taylor,
1934). Also taken in shrubby second growth at ca. 400 m (Hoogstraal, 1951).
The closely related C. fuliginosa occurs in forest over a broad
elevational range (Payne et al., 1985).
STATUS—Unknown; geographically restricted to an area undergoing
rapid deforestation. Surveys are needed. IUCN: Vulnerable.
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