The Kampalili shrew-mouse or the Kampalili baletemys (Baletemys kampalili) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Baletemys. It is found only on Mount Kampalili, in the highlands of eastern Mindanao, in the Philippines.[1][2]
| Baletemys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Rattini |
| Genus: | Baletemys Rowsey et. al., 2022[2] |
| Species: | B. kampalili
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| Binomial name | |
| Baletemys kampalili | |
References
edit- ^ a b Pskhun (2022-08-19). "Species New to Science: [Mammalogy • 2022] Baletemys kampalili • A New Genus and Species of Shrew-like Mouse (Rodentia: Muridae) from A New Center of Endemism in eastern Mindanao, Philippines". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ a b c Rowsey, Dakota M.; Duya, Mariano Roy M.; Ibañez, Jayson C.; Jansa, Sharon A.; Rickart, Eric A.; Heaney, Lawrence R. (2022). "A new genus and species of shrew-like mouse (Rodentia: Muridae) from a new center of endemism in eastern Mindanao, Philippines". Journal of Mammalogy. 103 (6): 1259–1277. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyac057. PMC 9841421. PMID 36660555.
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