Crunomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae widespread to the Southeast Asian. They are mid-sized rodents, similar to rats, that live on the ground of tropical rainforests. There they build nests, padded with fallen leaves from trees. They feed on roots, fallen fruit, and other plants, as well as insects. All species are shy and avoid food from humans. == Taxonomy == This genus previously contained only four species, namely C. celebensis, C. fallax, C. melanius,C. suncoides, and C tompotika. Then in 2025 through mitochondrial and nuclear differentiation, the genus Maxomys which was con
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Crunomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae widespread to the Southeast Asian. They are mid-sized rodents, similar to rats, that live on the ground of tropical rainforests. There they build nests, padded with fallen leaves from trees. They feed on roots, fallen fruit, and other plants, as well as insects. All species are shy and avoid food from humans. == Taxonomy == This genus previously contained only four species, namely C. celebensis, C. fallax, C. melanius,C. suncoides, and C tompotika. Then in 2025 through mitochondrial and nuclear differentiation, the genus Maxomys which was considered a separate species was synonymized to the genus Crunomys and now 24 species have been identified. Celebes shrew-rat (Crunomys celebensis) Northern Luzon shrew-rat (Crunomys fallax) Mindanao shrew-rat (Crunomys melanius) Katanglad shrew-mouse (Crunomys suncoides) Mount Tompotika spiny-rat (Crunomys tompotika) Previously Maxomys Mountain spiny rat, Crunomys alticola Thomas, 1888, Borneo Small spiny rat, Crunomys baeodon Thomas, 1894, Borneo Bartels's spiny rat, Crunomys bartelsii Jentink, 1910, Java Dollman's spiny rat, Crunomys dollmani Ellerman, 1941, Sulawesi Hellwald's spiny rat, Crunomys hellwaldii Jentink, 1878, Sulawesi Sumatran spiny rat, Crunomys hylomyoides Robinson and Kloss, 1916, Sumatra Malayan mountain spiny rat, Crunomys inas Bonhote, 1906, Malayan Peninsula Fat-nosed spiny rat, Crunomys inflatus Robinson and Kloss, 1916, Sumatra Mo's spiny rat, Crunomys moi Robinson and Kloss, 1922, Vietnam, Laos Musschenbroek's spiny rat, Crunomys musschenbroekii Jentink, 1878, Sulawesi Chestnut-bellied spiny rat, Crunomys ochraceiventer Thomas, 1894, Borneo Pagai spiny rat, Crunomys pagensis Miller, 1903, Mentawai Islands Palawan spiny rat, Crunomys panglima Robinson, 1921, Palawan and neighboring islands Rajah spiny rat, Crunomys rajah Thomas, 1894, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo Red spiny rat, Crunomys surifer Miller, 1900, Sumatra, Java, Borneo Crunomys tajuddinii Achmadi, Maryanto & Maharadatunkamsi, 2012, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo Watts's spiny rat, Crunomys wattsi Musser, 1991, Sulawesi Whitehead's spiny rat, Crunomys whiteheadi Thomas, 1894, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo ==References==
Category:Rodent genera Category:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Crunomys Category:Rodents of the Philippines
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