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Rhynchomys
soricoides
Thomas, 1895. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16:160.
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ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Muridae
COMMON NAME—Northern
Luzon shrew-rat.
DISTRIBUTION—Known
only from Mt. Data, Benguet Province, Luzon (FMNH).
HABITAT—Known
only from mossy forest at 2200 m to 2400 m in the Central Cordillera (Rabor,
1955; Sanborn, 1952; Thomas, 1898).
STATUS—Uncommon
in high elevation mossy forest.
NOTE ADDED IN 2005--Documented in montane and mossy forest from 1,600-2,150 me elevation in Balbalasang, Kalinga Province (Heaney et al, 2004).
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(photograph by
L. Heaney)
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