Rhynchomys isarogensis Musser & Freeman, 1981
Isarog rhynchomys, Isarog shrew rat, Isarog shrew-rat, Mt Isarog shrew-rat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1981
Rediscovered in 1988
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Distribution
Philippines
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Musser, G.G. and Freeman, P.W. 1981. A new species of Rhynchomys from the Philippines. Journal of Mammalogy 62(1): 154-159.
Other references:
Balete, D. S., Rickart, E. A. and Heaney, L. R. 2006. A new species of the shrew-mouse, Archboldomys (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae), from the Philippines. Systematics and Biodiversity 4(4): 489-501.
Heaney, L. and Balete, D. (2008). Rhynchomys isarogensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T19712A9006556. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T19712A9006556.en. Downloaded on 16 February 2017.
Heaney, L.R., Balete, D.S., Rickart, E.A., Utzurrum, R.C.B. and Gonzales, P.C. 1999. Mammalian diversity on Mount Isarog, a threatened center of endemism on southern Luzon Island, Philippines. Fieldiana Zoology 95: 1-62.
Heaney, L.R., Walker, E.K., Tabaranza, B.R., Jr. and Ingle, N. 2002. Mammalian diversity in the Philippines: an assessment of the adequacy of current data. Sylvatrop, The Philippine Forest Research Journal 10: 6–27.
Rickart, E.A., Heaney, L.R. and Utsurrum, R.B. 1991. Distribution and ecology of small mammals along an elevational transect in southeastern Luzon, Philippines. Journal of Mammalogy 72: 458-469.
Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]