Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
Author
Wilson, Don E.
Author
Reeder, DeeAnn
text
2005
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore
Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2
1189
1531
book chapter
0-8018-8221-4
10.5281/zenodo.7316535
Crunomys suncoides
Rickart, Heaney, Tabaranza, Jr., and Balete 1998
Crunomys suncoides
Rickart, Heaney, Tabaranza, Jr., and Balete 1998
,
Fieldiana Zool., n. s., 89: 8
.
Type Locality:
Philippines
, Mindanao Isl,
Bukidnon Province
, 18.5 km S,
4 km
E Camp Phillips,
2250 m
,
08°09'N
,
124°51'E
.
Vernacular Names:
Katanglad Shrew Mouse
.
Distribution:
Greater Mindanao Faunal
Region
. Known only from the type locality but may occur elsewhere on Mindanao in primary tropical upper montane rainforest (
Rickart et al., 1998
).
Discussion:
Recorded only by the
holotype
. On Mt Katanglad, the montane
C. suncoides
is separated by about
700 m
from the upper altitudinal range limits of
C. melanius
, which also occurs elsewhere in lowlands near sea level (
Rickart et al., 1998
). Standard karyotype (2n = FN = 36) substantially different from any other Philippine Old Endemic (
Rickart et al., 1998
; Rickart and Heaney, 2002).