Batomys
| Batomys | |
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| Batomys granti (smaller lower animal) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Batomys Thomas, 1895 |
| Species | |
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Batomys dentatus | |
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| Distribution of Batomys | |
Batomys is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. It has six described species.
Species
Genus Batomys - Luzon and Mindanao forest rats, 6 species recognized:[1][2][3]
- Large-toothed hairy-tailed rat, Batomys dentatus Miller, 1911
- Luzon hairy-tailed rat, Batomys granti Thomas, 1895
- Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat, Batomys hamiguitan Balete, Heaney, Rickart, Quidlat & Ibanez, 2008
- Dinagat hairy-tailed rat, Batomys russatus Musser, Heaney & Tabaranza Jr., 1998
- Mindanao hairy-tailed rat, Batomys salomonseni (Sanborn, 1953)
- Batomys uragon Balete, Rickart, Henaey & Jansa, 2015
References
- ↑ 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. 1295–1296. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Balete, D.S.; Heaney, L.R.; Rickart, E.A.; Quidlat, R.S.; Ibañez, J.C. (2008). "A new species of Batomys (Mammalia: Muridae) from eastern Mindanao Island, Philippines". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 121 (4): 411–428. doi:10.2988/07-47.1.
- ↑ Balete, D,S.; Rickart, E.A.; Heaney, L.R.; Jansa, S.A. (2015). "A new species of Batomys (Muridae, Rodentia) from southern Luzon Island, Philippines". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 128 (1): 22–39. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-128.1.22.
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