Mt. Isarog Striped Rat Chrotomys gonzalesi Rickart & Heaney, 1991

Common Names: Isarog Striped Shrew-rat              Category: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Habitat/Distribution: Known only from Mt. Isarog, southern Luzon Habitat / Behavior: Occurs in montane and mossy forest, 1,350 m  and above on Mt. Isarog. feeds on invertibrates, especially earthworms on the forest floor; an active digger. Population stable but very small and highly restricted in distribution. Conservation Efforts/Measures: Photograph Information: courtesy of

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