Short-footed Luzon tree rat
Short-footed Luzon Tree Rat | |
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The lower rodent is the Short-footed Luzon Tree Rat | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Carpomys |
Species: | C. melanurus |
Binomial name | |
Carpomys melanurus Thomas, 1895 | |
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A short-footed Luzon Tree Rat or a Dwarf Cloud Rat seen along the Ambangeg trail of Mt. Pulag in the Philippines at elevation of 2620MASL.
The Short-footed Luzon Tree Rat or Greater dwarf cloud rat (Carpomys melanurus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines especially in northern luzon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This species was long thought to be extinct. In 2008, Filipino researchers including Dr. Danilo Balete found a specimen in the canopy of Mount Pulag National Park, the first scientifically observed individual of the species since 1896.[1] The captured individual was "about 185 grams and has dense soft reddish-brown fur, a black mask around large dark eyes, small rounded ears, a broad and blunt snout and a long tail covered with dark hair".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mammal believed extinct found in mossy forest". CBC News. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- Heaney, L., Balete, D., Rosell-Ambal, G., Tabaranza, B. & Ong, P. (2008). "Carpomys melanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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