Sibuyan striped shrew rat (''Chrotomys sibuyanensis'') is a

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of rodent in the family

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. The

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was collected in 1992; however, it wasn't formally described until 2005.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.

References

Rats of Asia Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Romblon Rodents of the Philippines Chrotomys Mammals described in 2005 {{Murinae-stub