Philippine striped rat

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Philippine striped rat

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Also known as: Chrotomys

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classification of shrew rat

In shrew rat: Natural history
The Philippine striped rats (genus Chrotomys) and the blazed Luzon shrew rat (Celaenomys silaceus) have a stripe running down the back. Fur is generally short, dense, and soft. Its texture is either velvety or woolly, although the prickly coat of the Sulawesi spiny rat (Echiothrix leucura)…
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