''Crateromys'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
, native 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 ...
, in the family
Muridae. It contains four species extant species, and one extinct species.
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Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat (''Crateromys australis'')
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Giant bushy-tailed cloud rat
The giant bushy-tailed cloud rat or Luzon bushy-tailed cloud rat (''Crateromys schadenbergi'') is a large, endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is only found in pine and mossy forest at altitudes of in the Central Cordillera ...
(''Crateromys schadenbergi'')
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Panay cloudrunner (''Crateromys heaneyi'')
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Ilin Island cloudrunner
The Ilin Island cloudrunner (''Crateromys paulus'') is a critically endangered cloud rat from Ilin Island in the Philippines. It is called ''siyang'' by the Taubuwid Mangyan. It is a fluffy-coated, bushy-tailed rat and may have emerged from tre ...
(''Crateromys paulus'')
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Crateromys ballik''
References
Rodents of the Philippines
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Crateromys
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