Blazed Luzon shrew-rat
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Species: | C. silaceus
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Chrotomys silaceus (Thomas, 1895)
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The Blazed Luzon Shrew Rat (Chrotomys silaceus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
References
- Heaney, L. 1996. Celaenomys silaceus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.