Negros Shrew (Crocidura negrina)

Common Names:                 Discoverer:   Rabor, 1952 IUCN: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Distribution: Philippines only; endemic to Negros Island (FMNH). Habitat: Known only from six specimens taken in primary lowland and montane forest from ca. 500 m to 1450 m elevation in southern Negros (UMMZ) (Heaney & Ruedi, 1994; Heaney & Utzurrum, 1991;Rabor, 1986). Status: Rare because of restricted range and habitat destruction (Heaney & Utzurrum, 1991). Photograph Information: courtesy of  The Field Museum, Chicago

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