Palawanomys furvus Musser and Newcomb 1983

Palawanomys furvus Musser and Newcomb 1983, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 174: 335.

Type Locality: Philippines, Palawan Isl, Brooke's Point Municipality, Mt Mantalingajan, 4500 ft (1370 m).

Vernacular Names: Palawan Mountain Rat.

Distribution: Greater Palawan Faunal Region (politically part of the Philippines but faunistically an insular extension of the Sunda Shelf). Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Recorded only by four melanistic examples, possibly highly restricted in distribution (Heaney et al., 1998; Musser and Newcomb, 1983). One of three murines endemic to the Greater Palawan Faunal Region ( Maxomys panglima and Chiropodomys calamianus are the other two).