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]
| Palawan moss shrew | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Palawanosorex Hutterer et al., 2018 |
| Species: | P. muscorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Palawanosorex muscorum Hutterer et al., 2018
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "New shrew species discovered on 'sky island' in Philippines". ScienceDaily. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New shrew species discovered on "sky island" in Philippines". The Field Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Researchers Discover New Species of Shrew in Philippines". Sci News. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "New species of shrew discovered in Palawan's 'sky island'". ABS-CBN News. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Derouen, Valerie (May 8, 2018). "Sky Island Moss Shrew Discovered". Louisiana State University. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "New species of shrew discovered on a single mountaintop in the Philippines". Mongabay. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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