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Chrotomys silaceus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Chrotomys
Species: Chrotomys silaceus

Name

Chrotomys silaceus (Thomas, 1895)

References

* Chrotomys silaceus on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

The Blazed Luzon Shrew Rat (Chrotomys silaceus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

References

* Heaney, L. 1996. Celaenomys silaceus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
* Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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