The Katanglad shrew-mouse (Crunomys suncoides), also known as the Kitanglad shrew-mouseHeaney, L. & Tabaranza, B. (2008). Crunomys suncoides. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.Downloaded on 28 December 2012. is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.Kitanglad Shrew-mouse (Crunomys suncoides) – Information on Kitanglad Shrew-mouse – Encyclopedia of Life. Eol.org (2011-08-30). Retrieved on 2012-12-28.Name – Crunomys suncoides . ION: Index to Organism Names. Organismnames.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-28.Crunomys suncoides. Ubio.org (2006-04-13). Retrieved on 2012-12-28. It is known only from one specimen taken at 2250 m on Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Philippines.Crunomys suncoides. fieldmuseum.org
Notes and references
The Katanglad shrew-mouse are mammals with small eyes, slender bodies, long whiskers, and chunky torsos. They prey on earthworms and soil invertebrates.Balete. (2012). Archboldomys (Muridae: Murinae) Reconsidered: A New Genus and Three New Species of Shrew Mice from Luzon Island, Philippines. American Museum Novitates., 3754, 1–60.
Further reading
Fur-mites of the family Atopomelidae (Acari: Astigmata) parasitic on Philippine mammals: systematics, phylogeny, and host-parasite relationships. bioone.org ncbi.nlm.nih.gov eol.org