Mindanao Shrew Mouse
Crunomys melanius Thomas, 1907
Also calledCrunomys de Mindanao (fra) · Mindanao-Spitzmausratte (deu) · krysa vesnická (ces) · leytennokkarotta (fin) · mindanaonnokkarotta (fin) · ryjomysiak mindanajski (pol) · Минданаоская болотная мышь (rus) · クロナガレネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol.1907 p.141
The Mindanao shrew-rat (Crunomys melanius) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in the Philippines.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: The taxon rabori was shown to be an old adult example of C. melanius (Rickart et al., 1998), as Musser (1982 c) suspected.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Greater Mindanao Faunal Region on islands of Mindanao and Leyte; also on Camiguin Isl; altitudinal range, near sea level to 1550 m (Rickart et al., 1998; Heaney et al., 1998).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Philippines, Mindanao Isl, Davao Province, Mt Apo, 3000 ft (915 m).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Represented only by five specimens, and closely related to C. rabori (Musser, 1982 c).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438560.