Chrotomys
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyMuridae
呂宋紋鼠屬（Chrotomys），哺乳綱、囓齒目、鼠科的一屬，而與呂宋紋鼠屬（呂宋紋鼠）同科的動物尚有穀鼠屬（魯氏穀鼠）、居鼠屬（居鼠）、粗尾卷尾鼠屬（大卷尾鼠）、筆尾鼠屬（大筆尾鼠）等之數種哺乳動物。 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=呂宋紋鼠屬&oldid=25427438” 分类：鼠亞科 隐藏分类：本地相关图片与维基数据相同
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250px|thumb|right|Chrotomys silaceus (upper animal)
The genus Chrotomys contain a unique group of rodents found only in the Philippines, specifically the islands of Luzon, Mindoro, and Sibuyan. Instead of being predominantly herbivorous or omnivorous like other murines, these rats feed predominantly on invertebrates although they do eat some vegetable matter. This vermivory is probably the result of a rat-like animal moving into an ecological niche usually filled by shrews. Shrews and other insectivores are absent on these Philippine islands.