Luzon hairy-tailed rat
| Luzon forest rat | |
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| The lower rodent shown is the Luzon Forest Rat | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Batomys |
| Species: | B. granti |
| Binomial name | |
| Batomys granti Thomas, 1895 | |
The Luzon forest rat or Luzon hairy-tailed rat (Batomys granti) is one of five species of rodent in the genus Batomys. It is in the diverse family Muridae. This species is found only in the Philippines.
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References
- Heaney, L. 1996. Batomys granti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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