Shrewlike rat

Shrewlike rat
Rhynchomys soricoides (lower animal)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Tribe:	Hydromyini
Genus:	Rhynchomys Thomas, 1895
Type species
Rhynchomys soricoides
Species
Rhynchomys banahao Rhynchomys isarogensis Rhynchomys labo Rhynchomys mingan Rhynchomys soricoides Rhynchomys tapulao
Distribution of shrewlike rats on Luzon Island. Orange = R. soricoides, red = R. tapulao, blue = R. banahao, and green = R. isarogensis.

The shrewlike rats, genus Rhynchomys, also known as the tweezer-beaked rats are a group of unusual Old World rats found only on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. They look a great deal like shrews and are an example of convergent evolution. Shrewlike rats evolved to be vermivores and insectivores feeding on soft-bodied invertebrates associated with leaf litter.