Phloeomys
Phloeomys Temporal range:
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Northern Luzon giant cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Phloeomyini |
Genus: | Phloeomys Waterhouse, 1839 |
Species | |
Phloeomys is a small genus of rodents in the family Muridae. Both species are endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
It contains these species:
- Southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat (P. cumingi)
- Northern Luzon giant cloud rat (P. pallidus)
References
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, 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. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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