Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentiaa
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Chrotomys
Species: Chrotomys silaceus
Name
Chrotomys silaceus (Thomas, 1895)
Holotype: BMNH 1897.5.2.16, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by John Whitehead in 1895.
Type locality: “in the highlands of Northern Luzon” fixed to “Monte Data, Lepanto, N. Luzon, 8000 feet” by Thomas (1898: 391).
Combinations
Xeromys silaceus Thomas, 1895: 161 [original combination]
Celaenomys silaceus: Thomas, 1898: 391 [subsequent combination]
Chrotomys silaceus: Corbet & Hill, 1992: 383 [subsequent combination]
Native distribution areas
Philippines: Luzon (Central Cordillera of northern portion).
References
Primary references
Thomas, O. 1895. Preliminary diagnoses of new mammals from Northern Luzon, collected by Mr. John Whitehead. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6 16: 160–164. BHL
Thomas, O. 1898. On the mammals obtained by Mr. John Whitehead during his recent expedition to the Philippines. Transactions of The Zoological Society of London 14: 377–412. BHL
Additional references
Rickart, E.A., Heaney, L.R., Goodman, S.M. & Jansa, S. 2005. Review of the Philippine Genera Chrotomys and Celaenomys (Murinae) and Description of a New Species. Journal of Mammalogy 86(2): 415–428. DOI: 10.1644/BEL-124.1 Open access Reference page.
Links
Heaney, L. 2016. IUCN: Chrotomys silaceus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T4092A22400657. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4092A22400657.en. Accessed on 14 October 2023.
Vernacular names
English: Blazed Striped Shrew-rat
The blazed Luzon shrew rat (Chrotomys silaceus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, endemic to the Philippines.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Central Cordillera in northern Luzon at elevations of 1,800 - 2,500 m, where it is known only from four disparate localities. It frequents dense vegetation in montane and mossy forests and does not make use of severely disturbed habitat, although it has been reported from mosaic vegetation created by landslides.[1][2]
References
Heaney, L. (2016). "Chrotomys silaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4092A22400657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4092A22400657.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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