The Isarog striped shrew-rat, also called the Mount Isarog striped rat (Chrotomys gonzalesi), is a rodent of the family Muridae found only in the Philippines. It was first described in 1991 by Eric A. Rickart and Lawrence R. Heaney from specimens collected in a 1988 survey, and it is named for the Filipino naturalist Pedro C. Gonzales. It is medium-sized for its genus, with dark, soft, fluffy fur that is shiny black on the back and dark grey on the belly, and some animals carry a pale stripe down the back. It is known with confidence only from Mount Isarog on Luzon, at 1,350 to 1,800 metres, where it lives in mountain oak forest, is partly fossorial and eats mainly earthworms and other insects. The IUCN Red List treats it as Near Threatened because of its small range, though its population is stable.
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in the Philippines
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in the Philippines
Distribution, ecology, and conservation
It is considered Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List due to its limited range
Distribution, ecology, and conservation, population
but the species population is stable
Distribution, ecology, and conservation, threats
some parts of its habitat are threatened by abaca farming
Distribution, ecology, and conservation, diet
eat primarily earthworms as well as other insects
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