Rhynchomys tapulao
Balete, Rickart, Rosell-Ambal, Jansa, & Heaney, 2007
Mount Tapulao Shrew Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Hydromyini |
| Genus | : Rhynchomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Balete, D.S., Rickart, E.A., Rosell-Ambal, R.G.B., Jansa, S.A. and Heaney, L.R. 2007-04-20. Descriptions of two new species of Rhynchomys Thomas (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae) from Luzon Island, Philippines. Journal of Mammalogy 88(2):287-301.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1644/06-MAMM-A-090R.1Original name as described
Rhynchomys tapulao
Other common names
Tapulao Rhynchomys · Zambales Rhynchomys · Zambales Shrew Rat
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:183555
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Mt. Tapulao, Zambales Province, Luzon Island, Philippines.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Philippines
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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