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unusual facts about Mount Hamiguitan


Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat

This species corroborates the hypothesis that the island of Mindanao has multiple centers of endemism, of which the southeastern highland of Mount Hamiguitan is one.


Nepenthes hamiguitanensis

A herbarium specimen of N. hamiguitanensis was collected by Victor B. Amoroso and R. Aspiras on March 13, 2007, from the Mount Hamiguitan summit ridge, specifically the trail leading to San Isidro.


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