Large-toothed Hairy-tailed Rat

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Large-Toothed Hairy-tailed Rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Batomys Species: B. dentatus
Binomial name
Batomys dentatus Miller, 1911

The Large-Toothed Hairy-tailed Rat (Batomys dentatus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

[edit] References

• Heaney, L. 1996. Batomys dentatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.