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Northern Luzon Shrew Rat
220px-Crunomys fallax and Batomys granti
Northern Luzon shrew rat (top) and Luzon hairy-tailed rat (below)
Information
Range Philippines
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Muridae
Genus Crunomys
Species Crunomys fallax
Conservation Status
CRSpecies
Critically Endangered

The Northern Luzon shrew rat (Crunomys fallax), is a species of murid in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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