The Katanglad shrew-mouse (''Crunomys suncoides''), also known as the Kitanglad shrew-mouse is a species of

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in the family Muridae. It is known only from one specimen taken at 2250 m on

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The Katanglad shrew-mouse are mammals with small eyes, slender bodies, long whiskers, and chunky torsos. They prey on earthworms and soil invertebrates.Balete. (2012). Archboldomys (Muridae: Murinae) Reconsidered: A New Genus and Three New Species of Shrew Mice from Luzon Island, Philippines. American Museum Novitates., 3754, 1–60.

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