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Palawan Shrew (Crocidura palawanensis)

Common Names:   Palawan Shrew              Discoverer:  Thomas, 1894  IUCN: VULNERABLE Distribution: Endemic to the Palawan Faunal Region. Records are from Palawan (FMNH) and Balabac (USNM) islands. Habitat: The holotype was taken “in deep forest near the sea” (Taylor, 1934). Also taken in shrubby second growth at ca. 400 m (Hoogstraal, 1951). The closely related C. fuliginosa occurs in forest over a broad elevational range (Payne et al., 1985). Status: Unknown; geographically restricted to an area undergoing rapid deforestation. Surveys are needed. Photograph Information: courtesy of

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