Katanglad shrew-mouse explained

The Katanglad shrew-mouse (Crunomys suncoides), also known as the Kitanglad shrew-mouse^[1] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.^{[2] [3] [4]} It is known only from one specimen taken at 2250 m on Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Philippines.^[5]

Notes and references

The Katanglad shrew-mouse are mammals with small eyes, slender bodies, long whiskers, and chunky torsos. They prey on earthworms and soil invertebrates.^[6]

Further reading

• Fur-mites of the family Atopomelidae (Acari: Astigmata) parasitic on Philippine mammals: systematics, phylogeny, and host-parasite relationships.
• bioone.org
• ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• eol.org

Notes and References

1. Heaney, L. & Tabaranza, B. (2008). Crunomys suncoides. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.Downloaded on 28 December 2012.
2. http://www.eol.org/pages/4463396 Kitanglad Shrew-mouse (Crunomys suncoides) – Information on Kitanglad Shrew-mouse – Encyclopedia of Life
3. http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=1875802 Name – Crunomys suncoides
4. http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=6071872 Crunomys suncoides
5. http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/philippine_mammals/species/SP_84.asp Crunomys suncoides
6. Balete. (2012). Archboldomys (Muridae: Murinae) Reconsidered: A New Genus and Three New Species of Shrew Mice from Luzon Island, Philippines. American Museum Novitates., 3754, 1–60.