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Luzon Striped Rats
Chrotomys
The genus Chrotomys contain a unique group of rodents found only in the Philippines, specifically the islands of Luzon, Mindoro, and Sibuyan. Instead of being predominantly herbivorous or omnivorous like other murines, these rats feed predominantly on invertebrates although they do eat some vegetable matter. This vermivory is probably the result of a rat-like animal moving into an ecological niche usually filled by shrews. Shrews and other insectivores are absent on these Philippine islands.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Mindoro Striped Rat
speciesChrotomys mindorensis
Isarog Chrotomys
speciesChrotomys gonzalesi
Blazed Luzon Chrotomys
speciesChrotomys silaceus
Montane Chrotomys
speciesChrotomys whiteheadi
Sibuyan Striped Shrew-rat
speciesChrotomys sibuyanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 45604.