Palawan shrew

Palawan shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. palawanensis
Binomial name
Crocidura palawanensis
Taylor, 1934
Palawan shrew range

The Palawan shrew (Crocidura palawanensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and known from Palawan and Balabac Islands, from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) asl. It occurs in old growth and scrubby secondary forest. Habitat loss (deforestation) is a potential threat to this little known species, although it seems to tolerate habitat loss and modification.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Widmann, P. (2008). "Crocidura palawanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T5613A11429117. Retrieved 23 November 2015.


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