Blazed Luzon shrew-rat

Blazed Luzon shrew rat
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Chrotomys
Species:	C. silaceus
Binomial name
	Chrotomys silaceus; (Thomas, 1895)
Synonyms
	Calaenomys silaceus (Thomas, 1895)

The blazed Luzon shrew rat (Chrotomys silaceus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, endemic to the Philippines.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Central Cordillera in northern Luzon at elevations of 1,800 - 2,500 m, where it is known only from four disparate localities. It frequents dense vegetation in montane and mossy forests and does not make use of severely disturbed habitat, although it has been reported from mosaic vegetation created by landslides.[1][2]

References

Heaney, L. (2016). "Chrotomys silaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4092A22400657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4092A22400657.en.
Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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[iucn-1] Heaney, L. (2016). "Chrotomys silaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4092A22400657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4092A22400657.en.

[2] Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.