Palawanosorex muscorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Crocidurinae
Genus: Palawanosorex
Species: Palawanosorex muscorum

Name

Palawanosorex muscorum Hutterer, Balete, Giarla, Heaney & Esselstyn, 2018: 522

• Holotype: FMNH 195241, young adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by D.S. Balete on 27 June 2007.
• Type locality: “Philippine Islands, Palawan Island, Palawan Province, Rizal Municipality, 2 km W, 0.7 km S Mt. Mantalingahan peak, 1,750 m, 8.81301°N, 117.66313°E”.

References

Primary references

• Hutterer, R., Balete, D.S., Giarla, T.C., Heaney, L.R. & Esselstyn, J.A. 2018. A new genus and species of shrew (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Palawan Island, Philippines. Journal of Mammalogy 99(3): 518–536. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyy041 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Palawan Moss Shrew