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SPECIES Rhynchomys isarogensis

Author:Musser and Freeman, 1981.
Citation:J. Mammal., 62: 154.
Common Name:Isarog Rhynchomys
Type Locality:Philippines, Camarines Sur Province, SE Peninsula of Luzon Isl, Mt Isarog, 5000 ft (1524 m).
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).
Status:IUCN – Vulnerable.
Comments: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).
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