''Batomys'' is a
genus
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of
rodent
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endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. It has six extant described
species
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.
Species
Genus ''Batomys'' - Luzon and Mindanao forest rats, 7 species recognized, six extant and one extinct:
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Large-toothed hairy-tailed rat, ''Batomys dentatus''
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Luzon hairy-tailed rat, ''Batomys granti''
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Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat, ''Batomys hamiguitan''
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Dinagat hairy-tailed rat, ''Batomys russatus''
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Mindanao hairy-tailed rat, ''Batomys salomonseni''
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Batomys uragon''
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Batomys cagayanensis
''Batomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to the Philippines. It has six extant described species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species i ...
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References
Rodents of the Philippines
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Batomys
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