Rhynchomys isarogensis

Musser & Freeman, 1981

Mount Isarog Shrew Rat

Side view, entire animal in view. Also as Isarog Rhynchomys, Isarog Shrew Rat, Mount Isarog Rhynchomys.
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Location:Philippines, Luzon, Mount IsarogDate taken:1 January 1988Description:Side view, entire animal in view. Also as Isarog Rhynchomys, Isarog Shrew Rat, Mount Isarog Rhynchomys.

Distribution :

Greater Luzon Faunal Region. Known only from Mt Isarog, Luzon, in montane forest formations from 1125 to 1750 m.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1250

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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Musser, G.G. and Freeman, P.W. 1981-03-31. A new species of Rhynchomys (Muridae) from the Philippines. Journal of Mammalogy 62(1):154-159.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.2307/1380486

Original name as described

Rhynchomys isarogensis

Other common names

Isarog Rhynchomys · Isarog Shrew Rat · Mount Isarog Rhynchomys

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:95123

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=4b370e56-2234-4174-9a6b-4170754b1263

Type locality

Mt. Isarog, south-east peninsula of Luzon Island, Camarines Sur Province, Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003300

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 1 name and synonym.

Rhynchomys isarogensis

Musser & Freeman, 1981

Family

Muridae

Root name

isarogensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:95123

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Mount Isarog, at 5, 500 ft, southeastern peninsula of Luzon Island, Camarines Sur Province, the Philippines

Type locality

Philippines: Luzon: 13°39′28″N, 123°22′21″E.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=4b370e56-2234-4174-9a6b-4170754b1263

Authority page

154

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Corbet & Hill (1992:384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63139)
Musser & Carleton (1993:663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19712/22438209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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