Luzon hairy-tailed rat

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. This species was the first of the five to be identified and stayed the sole indicator for the genus for roughly 75 years, until 1988. Majority of this species lives on Mount Data which is one of several mountains in the Cordillera Mountains region of Northern Luzon.

Luzon forest rat
The lower rodent shown is the Northern Luzon shrew-rat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Batomys
Species:
B. granti
Binomial name
Batomys granti
Thomas, 1895

References

  1. Dando, T. & Kennerley, R. (2017). "Batomys granti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T111876319A22449418. Retrieved 9 December 2017.


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