Rhynchomys isarogensis Musser and Freeman 1981

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1497

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Rhynchomys isarogensis Musser and Freeman 1981 , J. Mammal., 62: 154.

Type Locality: Philippines, Camarines Sur Province, SE Peninsula of Luzon Isl, Mt Isarog, 5000 ft (1524 m).

Vernacular Names: Isarog Rhynchomys.

Distribution: Greater Luzon Faunal Region. Known only from Mt Isarog, Luzon, in montane forest formations from 1125 to 1750 m ( Heaney et al., 1998; Rickart et al., 1991).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Distributional and ecological information summarized by Heaney et al. (1999). Standard karyotype (2n = 44, FN = 52; Rickart and Musser, 1993; Rickart and Heaney, 2002) indistinguishable from those of Chrotomys silaceus (recorded as Celaenomys ) and C. gonzalesi (Rickart and Heaney, 2002) .