Mindanao Wood Shrew (Podogymnura truei )

Common Names:  Mindanao gymnure      Discoverer:  Mearns, 1905. IUCN: VULNERABLE (but we recommend delisting). Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines; restricted to Mindanao Island (Bukidnon [FMNH], Davao del Norte [FMNH], and Davao del Sur [FMNH] provinces). Habitat : Because of its occurence in high-elevation forest of low stature that has limited commercial value and its abundance, current populations of this species are stable. For these reasons, we disagree with the IUCN listing, and we recommend that it be listed as nonthreatened (Heaney et al., 1997). Comments : Photograph Information: courtesy of  "A Synopsis of the Mammalian Fauna of the Philippine Islands" by ©2002 (photograph by L. Heaney)

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