The short-footed Luzon tree rat or greater dwarf cloud rat (''Carpomys melanurus'') is a species of rodent in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

. It is found only in the Philippines, specifically in northern Luzon. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. This species was long thought to be extinct. In 2008, Filipino researchers including Dr. Danilo Balete found a specimen in the canopy of Mount Pulag National Park, the first scientifically observed individual of the species since 1896. The captured individual was "about 185 grams and has dense soft reddish-brown fur, a black mask around large dark eyes, small rounded ears, a broad and blunt snout and a long tail covered with dark hair".

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Rats of Asia Carpomys Endemic fauna of the Philippines Rodents of the Philippines Fauna of Luzon Mammals described in 1895 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub