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Northern Luzon shrew-rat

The Northern Luzon shrew-rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Northern Luzon shrew-rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Crunomys
Species:
C. fallax
Binomial name
Crunomys fallax
Thomas, 1897

The Northern Luzon shrew-rat (Crunomys fallax) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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  1. Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Crunomys fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T5705A115079666. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T5705A22448305.en.