Distribution of shrewlike rats on Luzon Island. Orange = R. soricoides, red = R. tapulao, blue = R. banahao, and green = R. isarogensis.
The shrewlike rats, genus Rhynchomys, also known as the tweezer-beaked rats are a group of unusual Old World rats found only on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. They look a great deal like shrews and are an example of convergent evolution. Shrewlike rats evolved to be vermivores and insectivores feeding on soft-bodied invertebrates associated with leaf litter.
The shrewlike rats, genus Rhynchomys, also known as the tweezer-beaked rats are a group of unusual Old World rats found only on the island of Luzon in...
The Labo shrew rat (Rhynchomys labo) is a species of shrewlikerat in the subfamily Murinae. It was discovered at elevations above 1250 m on Mt. Labo...
The Mingan shrew rat (Rhynchomys mingan) is a species of shrewlikerat in the subfamily Murinae. It was discovered at elevations above 1450 m on Mt. Mingan...
rat Genus Psammomys Genus Pseudohydromys Genus Pseudomys Genus Rattus Genus Rhabdomys Genus Rhombomys - great gerbil Genus Rhynchomys - shrewlikerat...
prominent murine species have become vital laboratory animals: the brown rat and house mouse are both used as medical subjects. The murines have a distinctive...
The Sudanian grass rat (Arvicanthis ansorgei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal...
The Selinda veld rat or Silinda rock rat (Aethomys silindensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in possibly Mozambique and Zimbabwe...
The Namaqua rock rat (Aethomys namaquensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is sometimes included in the genus Micaelamys. It is found...
carnivores include the shrewlike rats of the Philippines, which feed on insects and soft-bodied invertebrates, and the Australian water rat, which devours aquatic...
The marmoset rat (Hapalomys longicaudatus), also known as the greater marmoset rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Malaysia...
The Elvira rat (Cremnomys elvira) is a critically endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Sir John Ellerman...
Melasmothrix Sulawesian shrew rat (M. naso) Tateomys (Greater Sulawesian shrew rats) Long-tailed shrew rat (T. macrocercus) Tate's shrew rat (T. rhinogradoides)...
The Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Endemic to Amami Ōshima island in the Amami Islands of the Ryukyu...
The Sumatran shrewlike mouse (Mus crociduroides) is a species of mouse. It is endemic to Indonesia. This mouse is known only from the mountains of western...
The Mindoro striped rat (Chrotomys mindorensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines. Balete, D.S.; Duya...
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