Where do shrew-mice in the subgenus Coelomys live?
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Shrew-mice belonging to the subgenus Coelomys are found in the tropical evergreen lowland and mountain forests of Sri Lanka, southern India, mainland Southeast Asia, Sumatra, and Java.1
Within these forest environments, they inhabit moist or cool areas, often residing near streams and other water sources, or in wet, mossy habitats at high elevations beneath the forest understory.1