Palawan moss shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Palawanosorex
Hutterer et al., 2018
Species:
P. muscorum
Binomial name
Palawanosorex muscorum
Hutterer et al., 2018

The Palawan moss shrew (Palawanosorex muscorum) is a species of shrew found on Mount Mantalingajan in the Philippines. The shrew is one of two other unique species only found on Mount Mantalingajan.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

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References

  1. ^ Rainer Hutterer, Danilo S Balete, Thomas C Giarla, Lawrence R Heaney, Jacob A Esselstyn. A new genus and species of shrew (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Palawan Island, Philippines. Journal of Mammalogy, 2018; DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyy041
  2. ^ "New shrew species discovered on 'sky island' in Philippines". ScienceDaily. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Pappas, Stephanie (May 8, 2018). "Newfound Shrew Lives on a Single Remote Mountain (How the Heck Did It Get There?)". Live Science. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "New shrew species discovered on "sky island" in Philippines". The Field Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "Researchers Discover New Species of Shrew in Philippines". Sci News. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "New species of shrew discovered in Palawan's 'sky island'". ABS-CBN News. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Derouen, Valerie (May 8, 2018). "Sky Island Moss Shrew Discovered". Louisiana State University. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "New species of shrew discovered on a single mountaintop in the Philippines". Mongabay. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.


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