Phloeomys

Phloeomys
Temporal range: Holocene
Northern Luzon giant cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 cumingi
Phloeomys pallidus

Phloeomys, the slender-tailed cloud rats, is a genus of large rodents in the family Muridae. Both species in this genus are endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Although their tail is covered by hairs, it is considerably less dense and shorter than in the rarer bushy-tailed cloud rats (genus Crateromys) that also inhabit the Philippines.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MSW3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Oliver; et al. (1993). "Cloud rats in the Philippines — preliminary report on distribution and status". Oryx. 27: 41–48. doi:10.1017/s0030605300023942.