Phloeomys
| Phloeomys Temporal range:
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| Northern Luzon giant cloud rat(Phloeomys pallidus) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Phloeomyini |
| Genus: | Phloeomys Waterhouse,1839 |
| Type species | |
| Mus (Phloeomys) cumingi[1] | |
| Species | |
Phloeomys,theslender-tailed cloud rats,is agenusof largerodentsin the familyMuridae.Bothspeciesin this genus areendemicto the island ofLuzonin thePhilippines.Although their tail is covered by hairs, it is considerably less dense and shorter than in the rarerbushy-tailed cloud rats(genusCrateromys) that also inhabit the Philippines.[2]
Species
[edit]Phloeomyscontains two species,[1]but thetaxonomiclimits between them are not fully resolved.[3]
- Southern Luzon giant (or slender-tailed) cloud rat(Phloeomys cumingi)
- Northern Luzon giant (or slender-tailed) cloud rat(Phloeomys pallidus)
See also
[edit]References
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- ^abMusser, G. G.;Carleton, M. D. (2005)."Superfamily Muroidea".InWilson, D. E.;Reeder, D. M. (eds.).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference(3rd ed.).Johns Hopkins University Press.pp. 1437–1438.ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC62265494.
- ^Oliver; et al. (1993)."Cloud rats in the Philippines — preliminary report on distribution and status".Oryx.27:41–48.doi:10.1017/s0030605300023942.
- ^Heaney, L.; Balete, D.; Ong, P. (2016)."Phloeomys pallidus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T17004A22454049.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T17004A22454049.en.Retrieved12 November2021.
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