Sibuyan striped shrew-rat (''Chrotomys sibuyanensis'') is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of rodent in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. ...

. The holotype was collected in 1992; however, it wasn't formally described until 2005.Rickart, E.A.; Heaney, L.R.; Goodman, S.M.; Jansa, S. 2005. Review of the Philippine genera Chrotomys and Celaenomys (Murinae) and description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy 86 (2): 415-428.

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Rats of Asia Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Romblon Rodents of the Philippines Chrotomys Mammals described in 2005 {{Murinae-stub