Shrewlike rats are found at elevations of 1,100 to 2,460 meters. They are restricted to moist, mossy highland regions with ample rainfall and large populations of earthworms. Populations appear to be very isolated, restricted to sky islands of Luzon. Specimens have been collected from Mt. Bali-it and Mt. Data of the Central Cordillera (R. soricoides), Mt. Tapulao of the Zambales Mountains (R. tapulao), Mount Banahao (R. banahao), Mount Isarog (R. isarogensis), Mt. Labo of the Bicol Peninsula (R. labo) and Mt. Mingan of the Sierra Madre (R. mingan).