Palawanosorex muscorum
Hutterer, Balete, Giarla, Heaney, & Esselstyn, 2018
Palawan Moss Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Crocidurinae |
| Genus | : Palawanosorex |
Species status
Authority citation
Hutterer, R., Balete, D.S., Giarla, T.C., Heaney, L.R. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2018-05-08. A new genus and species of shrew (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Palawan Island, Philippines. Journal of Mammalogy 99(3):518-536.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyy041Original name as described
Palawanosorex muscorum
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:195241
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Philippine Islands, Palawan Island, Palawan Province, Rizal Municipality, 2 km W, 0.7 km S Mt. Mantalingahan peak, 1,750 m, 8.81301°N, 117.66313°E."
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Philippines
Taxonomy notes
recently described genus and species
Taxonomy notes citation
Hutterer, R., Balete, D. S., Giarla, T. C., Heaney, L. R., & Esselstyn, J. A. (2018). A new genus and species of shrew (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Palawan Island, Philippines. Journal of Mammalogy, 99(3), 518-536.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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